U.S. Ambassador Denies Involvement in Russian Unrest.

The US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, directly contacted Russian officials during the weekend unrest to reiterate that the US was not involved and would not be involved in the internal Russian affair. The US officials also expected Russia to uphold its obligations to protect the US embassy and diplomatic personnel based in Moscow. The US has kept diplomacy to a minimum with Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with higher-level talks largely focused on detained Americans.