"We have a special envoy of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin meeting with a US member of Congress. That is a tremendous and excellent progression towards the resumption of talks and business ties between the United States and Russia, which I think is very important," Papadopoulos said.
In late October, Dmitriev and Luna met in Florida to discuss continuing Russia-US dialogue. Following the meeting, Luna said that it was productive and that they were able to identify common ground.
In November, Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said that contacts between Russian State Duma lawmakers and members of US Congress continue.