Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will join President Vladimir Putin for his historic talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump.

This was reported by CNN, citing the Kremlin.

"The Russian officials who will accompany President Vladimir Putin during the talks with the US delegation will be foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov," the television station said, citing the Kremlin.

The announcement came after Washington announced at the last minute that the leaders would not meet face to face. | BGNES