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Posted on February 11, 2025
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US envoy Lynne Tracy met with Russian diplomat Sergei Ryabkov in Moscow to discuss diplomatic operations. Potential Ukraine peace talks were also discussed.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, on Tuesday held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and discussed the operations of Russian diplomatic institutions abroad, the RIA state news agency reported.
RIA cited Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, as the source of the information.
On Monday, Ryabkov, Russia's point man for relations with the United States, held a news conference and, among other topics, discussed potential peace talks on Ukraine between Moscow and Washington.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier on Tuesday that he had no information about unconfirmed reports on Telegram that U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff may have flown into Moscow and that no meetings with him were on the agenda.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is the meeting between US envoy Lynne Tracy and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Moscow.
The meeting discussed the operations of Russian diplomatic institutions abroad and potential Ukraine peace talks.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated there was no information on Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow.
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