The US ambassador to Russia met foreign ministry officials in Moscow to discuss the case of a US diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian agent.
Michael McFaul was summoned after Russia said on Tuesday it had detained Ryan Fogle for "provocative actions".
Mr Fogle was declared "persona non grata" and told to leave the country.
The incident did not contribute to "strengthening mutual trust between Russia and the US", a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said.
However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he did not bring the matter up with US Secretary of State John Kerry, when they met at a conference in Sweden on Tuesday.
"I decided that talking about it would be superfluous, since it is already made public and everyone already understands everything," he said in comments published on the foreign ministry's website.
Michael McFaul was summoned after Russia said on Tuesday it had detained Ryan Fogle for "provocative actions".
Mr Fogle was declared "persona non grata" and told to leave the country.
The incident did not contribute to "strengthening mutual trust between Russia and the US", a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said.
However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he did not bring the matter up with US Secretary of State John Kerry, when they met at a conference in Sweden on Tuesday.
"I decided that talking about it would be superfluous, since it is already made public and everyone already understands everything," he said in comments published on the foreign ministry's website.
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