The US Secretary of State Macro Rubio has spoken with his Russian counterpart Sergej Lavrov.
The two discussed "the next step to follow up on the recent meetings in Saudi Arabia and agreed to continue working to restore communication between the US and Russia", the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday local time.
On Thursday evening, the US envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to propose a 30-day ceasefire in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Putin announced on Thursday that he has major reservations about agreeing to a ceasefire.
Lavrov and Rubio have promised in previous meetings to restore Russia's and the US's diplomatic relations.
