Russian foreign ministry: Lavrov-Blinken contact being looked at

A contact between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is being looked at, the Russian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

"Such a contact is being looked at," TASS cited a ministry spokesman as saying.

According to media reports, a contact between the Russian and US top diplomats can take place in the near future. Ukraine’s Zerkalo Nedeli reported on Tuesday that Blinken will visit Ukraine on Wednesday.