Overview

• The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Peter Andreoli, who leads the State Department's office for Russia, traveled to the city for planned consultations with American diplomats.
• According to the embassy, Andreoli also held limited contacts, including meetings at Russia's Foreign Ministry focused on the functioning of both countries' embassies.
• Ryabkov confirmed that a contact with Andreoli took place during the visit.
• He stated that the talks addressed topics beyond the operational issues of the embassies.
• Ryabkov described Andreoli's trip as undertaken partly for internal U.S. matters.