【Kremlin Press Conference: Comments on Whether the Cancellation of the Russia-US Summit Was Caused by Lavrov】
Moscow time October 31, 2025, Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia and Spokesperson for the Kremlin, responded to questions from the Kremlin press corps:
In the telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, I just suggested that everyone remember the official wording used at that time. Also, the U.S. Department of State has completely different statements and evaluations. Of course, we need to pay attention to these statements, not media speculation!
Additional information:
This mid-month, after Putin and Trump spoke, it was decided to hold the second Russia-US summit in Budapest. Lavrov and Rubio had a phone call on October 16 to finalize the preparation procedures for the Russia-US summit. Subsequently, Trump stated that after the conversation between Rubio and Lavrov, he decided to cancel the Russia-US Budapest summit. Therefore, Western media have wrongly claimed that the cancellation of the Russia-US Budapest summit was caused by Lavrov.
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