Zakharova called Tracy's important task not to worsen relations between Russia and the United States even more

She said this on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.

“A very important task for her now is not to further worsen bilateral relations,” she said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov pointed out to the new US Ambassador to Moscow, Lynn Tracy, that Washington's confrontational course was counterproductive, warning that this was fraught with serious negative consequences.