There is no understanding yet when a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump may be held, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
”It the conversation is not scheduled; there is no agreement, there is no understanding on this matter yet,’’ Ryabkov said on Monday.
Ryabkov added that Moscow has not yet established direct contacts with the new U.S. administration. There have been no steps to establish contacts yet, Ryabkov said.
He commented on a possible meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the G20 summit. He added that he would not prejudge the development of events.
Moscow not withdrawing conditions for talks with U.S.
Russia has said that it would not withdraw or cancel its conditions for resuming strategic stability talks with the United States (U.S.).
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday.
“The president said what he said. The president did not say that we are canceling everything that we have repeatedly brought to the U.S. side,’’ Ryabkov told reporters.
Russia said its ready to conduct dialogue with the U.S. on strategic stability, provided that Washington makes positive changes to its policy, Ryabkov added.