MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet confirmed US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Moscow next week.
“I have not been informed of anything on this topic. So far there’s no news,” Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti when asked whether Kerry would make an official visit next week.
Earlier media reports surfaced saying that Kerry had announced plans to visit Russia next week to hold talks on Syria and Ukraine. On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Kerry’s visit to Moscow was still in the planning stage.