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Russia, US have held number of contacts on bilateral irritants since start of year — MFA

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 216 words
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that while there has been some minor progress in bilateral contacts between Moscow and Washington, key issues such as the return of diplomatic property and the resumption of air traffic remain unresolved.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 4
Techniques found 2
Topics 2

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What happened

Moscow and Washington have held a number of contacts on bilateral irritants since the beginning of the year, with some progress in place, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, adding though that the main issues, including the return of…

Why it matters

"There were contacts, and not just once," he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Security Forum when asked a respective question.

Common ground

"I understand there’s no reason to make any statements or fall into a euphoric tone simply because there’s no rollback, no revision, no reconsideration of the understandings reached on this track last year.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that while there has been some minor progress in bilateral contacts between Moscow and Washington, key issues such as the return of diplomatic property and the resumption of air traffic remain unresolved.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Moscow and Washington have held a number of contacts on bilateral irritants since the beginning of the year”
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Multiple sources confirm high-level contacts between the US and Russia in 2025, including a ministerial meeting in Saudi Arabia (February 18, 2025) and a summit in Alaska (August 15, 2025), as well as reports of foreign ministers discussing bilateral tensions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia (also known as the 2025 Saudi Arabia meeting) was a meeting at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia. It was held on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2025_United_States–Ru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment in 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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Claim 2: “he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Security Forum”
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While the content of the statements is corroborated by other sources, the specific detail that these statements were made 'on the sidelines of the International Security Forum' is only mentioned in the primary source context (implied by the web search result for claim 2) and not independently verified by the other provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The School of International Relations of Saint Petersburg State University (Russian: Факультет международных отношений Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета, romanized: Fakul'tet mezhduna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_International_Relati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the NATO military alliance and the Russian Federation were established in 1991 within the framework of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. Russia–NATO co-operation grew during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–NATO_relations
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Claim 3: “the main issues, including the return of illegally seized Russian diplomatic property and the resumption of direct air traffic, remain without progress”
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A recent web search result explicitly states that 'seized Russian diplomatic property and the resumption of direct air traffic, remain without progress.' This is further supported by a 2023 report mentioning Russia's requests to restore air traffic and return confiscated property.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Blue cat (Russian: Русская голубая кошка, romanized: Russkaya golubaya koshka), commonly known as the Russian Blue, is a pedigreed cat breed characterised by a solid blue coat that has bee…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 4: “Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said [there has been] some progress in place”
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Two separate web search results from May 2026 attribute statements to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov regarding the state of US-Russia relations, noting both that relations are returning to a 'more normal footing' and that 'problems' still exist despite high-level contacts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Кисля́к, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ kʲɪˈslʲak]; born 7 September 1950) is a Russian senior diplomat and politician. Since September 2017, he has r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Kislyak
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, and has…
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