Moscow20 July Vesti: The Kremlin will only welcome a possible… (контакт · лавров · рубио)
Moscow20 July Vesti: The Kremlin will only welcome a possible meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said President of Russia's press secretary Dmitry Peskov. The Kremlin welcomes the potential contact between Rubio and Lavrov.
Consensus
- The Kremlin stated it would welcome a potential meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio.
- Marco Rubio has expressed readiness to meet with both Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN summit.
- Lavrov is scheduled to attend ministerial-level events in Manila from 21 to 23 July.
- Rubio will be in Manila from 19 to 23 July.
- Technical contacts are ongoing between Russian and U.S. foreign ministries.
- The ASEAN summit is taking place on the Philippines.
Points of divergence
- Sergey Ryabkov stated that the United States holds a notably distant position regarding Ukraine conflict resolution, though Moscow does not reject U.S. proposals made before the Alaska summit. — vm
- Dmitry Medvedev suggested Russia, Iran, China, and other countries could create a platform for non-sanctioned states to counter illegal restrictions, with possible tripartite counter-sanctions as a goal. — vm
- The Kremlin has had no contacts with U.S. representatives in recent days, only technical ones through foreign ministries. — kommersant
- Sergey Ryabkov claimed that Lavrov and Rubio maintain contact both in writing and verbally, with daily working-level dialogue continuing, including communication between presidents. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Peskov: Kremlin will only welcome a possible meeting of Lavrov and Rubio — Вечерняя Москва
- The Kremlin will welcome a possible meeting between Lavrov and Rubio — Вести
- Peskov states there are no contacts with the US at the Kremlin level — Коммерсантъ
- Kremlin Welcomes Possible Contact Between Rubio and Lavrov — Ведомости
- Peskov: The Kremlin has had no recent contacts with Washington — Вести