Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation, focusing on initiatives for a political settlement. The discussion included the possibility of resuming Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul on June 2.

Rubio offered condolences for the victims of the bombings in the Bryansk and Kursk regions on June 1.

Russia emphasized that a thorough investigation is underway regarding the bombings, and the results will be published soon.

On the night of June 1, a road bridge collapsed in the Bryansk region, causing a passenger train traveling underneath it to derail. The incident resulted in the deaths of two children and five adults, including a doctor from a children’s hospice, and injured more than 70 people. Authorities are investigating the cause of the bridge collapse, with the governor of the region stating that the bridge was blown up as the train was passing.