Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS that there were no plans for Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with U.S. officials while at the UNGA. “The schedule of [Russian Foreign] Minister [Sergey Lavrov] is extremely intensive,” Ryabkov stated. “Bilateral interaction with the U.S. side is not planned and, considering the policy adopted by Washington, we do not see any added value in it. Especially because we have not received any requests on the matter.”
TASS added: “According to Ryabkov, the Biden administration is more preoccupied with promoting Ukrainian politics and head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelenskyy from the UN rostrum keeping in mind the upcoming U.S. presidential election next year.”
