State Department: US sees no reason for dialogue between Blinken and Lavrov

“The Russian Federation does not give us reason to believe that the dialogue would be constructive in the current situation,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to Price, Washington would be "ready to pick up the phone" if the conversation would lead to constructive results.

However, he noted, the current situation does not give grounds to count on them.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Lavrov and Blinken had a new telephone conversation.

During the talks, the Russian minister declared the US aggressive rhetoric inadmissible.