"Channels for dialogue exist, that's a fact," Ryabkov said, adding that the is communication on the level of foreign and defense ministries.
The official recalled that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had held a meeting with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken.
8 February 2023, 13:12 GMT
"Unfortunately, progress is even less than we would like, but this is not a reason to give up. Everything we have, we will use in the interests of promoting our arguments, defending our positions on all platforms," Ryabkov added.