In the issue of relations with the US, Russia, first of all, is guided by the position of the head of the American state, Donald Trump. This was on Sunday, May 7, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the TV channel "Mir". The Foreign Minister noted that it is difficult for him to give an explanation to the fact that "statements of diametrically opposite content are heard from the mouths of various representatives of the administration [Trump]". He recalled that the President highly assessed the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Russia, as well as the results of a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Tillerson himself stated that the trip did not bring results.

On May 2, the presidents of Russia and the United States held a telephone conversation, during which they, in particular, spoke in favor of organizing a personal meeting in connection with the G20 summit in Hamburg in July this year. Tillerson was in Moscow on April 12. Then he said that the relationship between Russia and the United States is at a "low point". Later in the month, he said that Russia and the US had not taken any decisions during the talks in Moscow. At the same time, Donald Trump, commenting on the results of the visit, noted the "colossal work" of his Secretary of State.

Original article: Lavrov spoke about landmarks in relations with the US.