Negotiations for the restoration of diplomatic missions between Russia and the United States are ongoing.

Raevsky: The Russian Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Department of State are negotiating to resume the work of Russian and U.S. diplomatic missions

On the evening of December 29, 2025, Moscow time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answered questions during an interview with the Russian state news agency:

At the same time, this process is not easy. The number of "stimulants" is still high. The main efforts of the negotiation teams of the Russian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State are to restore the full operation of diplomatic missions. After multiple rounds of consultations and contacts at the working level, several agreements have been reached on improving the work of diplomatic missions and their personnel abroad.

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