Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov confirmed preparations for talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though specifics remain undetermined.
"No, there is absolutely no such understanding. This is all under consideration",
Sergey Ryabkov said.
The ministerial meeting would precede the planned Budapest summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, arranged during their recent telephone conversation.
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