The situation around the Ukrainian crisis was the focus of a phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Rubio extended his condolences over the death of civilians as a result of undermining railway infrastructure in the Bryansk and Kursk Regions on June 1.
"Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio exchanged views on various initiative on a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, including plans for the resumption of direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on June 2," the statement reads.
Russia and Ukraine will hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul today. at 13:00 local time.
