According to CNN, a preparatory meeting between Mr. Rubio and Mr. Lavrov has been put on hold urgently, and fundamental differences between the two sides are becoming insurmountable obstacles. The "Trump-Trump meeting", originally scheduled to be held in Budapest, has reached an impasse before it sails. Click to view
According to Interfax: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio discussed further contacts between Russia and the United States. Lavrov pointed out that the United States has played an active role in promoting the resumption of Russian-Ukrainian talks.