"I would like to point out that it’s impossible to put on hold what has not been agreed on. I am sure that we will continue to face a situation where various news outlets, namely Western ones, release unfounded bogus stories in order to make the headlines and trigger speculations and questions, spreading it all and making sure it is analyzed the way the Westerners need," the diplomat stated, TASS reported.
CNN reported earlier, citing White House sources, that a meeting between Lavrov and Rubio, which had been expected to take place in the coming days, had been "put on hold for the time being.".