According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the conversation was constructive and businesslike MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio "touched base" during a telephone conversation regarding the current situation in the world and in Russian-US relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated in a message. On May 5, a telephone conversation took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.