[Russian Foreign Minister Discloses Issues of U.S. Representatives’ Visit to Russia Involving Ukraine’s Non-Joining of NATO] According to Russian news, according to an interview clip with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov released on September 8, Lavrov stated that when U.S. representatives visited Russia on September 5, the content of the discussion was based on U.S. President Trump’s position on the Ukrainian issue after returning to the White House, including Ukraine’s non-joining of NATO and recognition of the realities of the battlefield. In response to France's statement that it would resume negotiations on the Ukraine issue involving the United States after the Russian State Duma elections in late September, Lavrov reminded that the United States has not yet made any statement on further diplomatic steps. (CCTV News)