Biden plan to nominate new ambassador to russia

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Biden plans to nominate Lynne Tracy,

a career diplomat currently serving in Armenia

Tracy, who speaks Russian and was the No. 2 diplomat in Moscow

The Biden administration hopes to get her in place swiftly to replace John Sullivan who stepped down earlier this month.

The US has already given Tracy’s name to the Russians to begin that process, two sources said.

Russia does want to maintain diplomatic relations with the US

and could be motivated to accept Tracy without delaying the process

to ensure their ambassador in Washington maintains access.