Lavrov assesses possibility of contacts between Russian-U.S. leaders

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia and the United States are not planning high-level contacts at the moment.

"Working contacts are conducted through various channels and issues. No high-level contacts are planned yet," Lavrov said.

According to the Russian diplomat, the Alaska summit between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t lead to a breakthrough on Ukraine but did allow the two leaders to better understand each other.

Earlier, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said that closed-channel contacts between Moscow and Washington continue.