The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov had held a call with US Secretary of State Rubio and that the two sides had constructive discussions about possible concrete steps to implement the consensus reached by the US leaders on the October 16 call.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a call on Saturday. Both sides agreed to hold a meeting in Budapest, Hungary, but did not disclose a specific date. Russian Assistant President Ussakov said the call lasted about two-and-a-half hours, ¡°the conversation was rich and very honest.¡±