Candidate for the post of US ambassador to Russia supported the tightening of sanctions

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The candidate for the post of the new US ambassador to RUSSIA, Lynn Tracy, said she supports the policy of tightening sanctions against Moscow.

“I absolutely agree that the right course is to stay on track with sanctions , continue to tighten sanctions,” Tracy said at a hearing in the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

She called the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian oil one of the mechanisms for tightening sanctions against Russia . In her opinion, this measure will reduce part of the profits received by Moscow and at the same time maintain a certain stability in the oil market.

Tracy's candidacy for the post of plenipotentiary ambassador to Russia was nominated by US President Joe Biden on September 20, Moscow agreed. Former ambassador John Sullivan left the post early in September due to the illness of his wife, and Elizabeth Rude became his interim.

Tracey worked in Moscow as Deputy Ambassador from 2014 to 2017. During the time spent in Russia, she repeatedly visited the regions of the country, including the Far East. Since 2019, she has headed the American Embassy in Armenia.

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The G7 countries (usa, UK, Germany, Italy, CANADA, France and Japan) decided to introduce a price ceiling for Russian oil in September. In early October, the European Union imposed the eighth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes the introduction of a ceiling on oil prices from December 5. From February 5, 2023, it is planned to extend this measure to petroleum products. The exact price limit has not yet been confirmed.

The Russian authorities promised not to supply oil to states that approved a price ceiling. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia is ready to cooperate with those consumers who want to work on market conditions. “We will not supply anything outside the scope of contracts. We will not do anything forced. And we will only have one thing to do: as in a famous Russian fairy tale, to say: “Freeze, freeze, wolf tail,” said President Vladimir Putin .

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