INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States ambassador directly contacted Russia during weekend unrest and made clear that the United States was not involved, the
State Department said Monday.The State Department said that Ambassador Lynne Tracy in Moscow relayed the message to Russian officials on
Saturday, as did United States officials in Washington who contacted the Russian embassy.The United States made contact "to reiterate what
Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.Tracy and the United States officials in Washington also said they "expected Russia to
uphold its obligations to protect our embassy and protect diplomatic personnel" based in Moscow, Miller said.The United States has kept
diplomacy to a minimum with Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with higher-level talks largely focused on detained
