Direct contacts between the Russian authorities and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump have yet to begin, with communications taking place only via Russia's U.S. embassy for now, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's deputy foreign minister as saying. It also quoted the diplomat, Sergei Ryabkov, as saying that there was not yet any agreement on when Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin might speak by phone. The Kremlin said earlier on Monday that it had yet to receive any signals from the United States about arranging a possible meeting between the two leaders, but remained ready to organize such an encounter.