Moscow, Feb. 20 -- Russia and the United States will soon announce teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine besides also ensuring the "earliest possible appointment" of ambassadors in both Moscow and Washington, IANS reported. "Russia and the United States will hold regular consultations on Ukraine after both sides appoint negotiating teams," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press briefing following talks with US officials in Riyadh, this week.

A meeting of deputy foreign ministers will be scheduled in the near future to "remove barriers" to the work of embassies, Lavrov said following the talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and US special envoy to the Middle E...