The Kremlin commented on reports of Lavrov's "disappearance".

Press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is at work and continues to perform duties, despite rumors in the Western media about his "disappearance."

"Sergey Viktorovich continues to work, to work actively. All these messages are absolutely false, do not pay attention to them. Everything is fine," the Kremlin spokesman said.

As EADaily reported, earlier Lavrov confirmed that the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin to work out the issue of possible nuclear weapons tests had been accepted for execution. According to him, the public will be informed about the results of the study of this issue.

Recall that reports that Lavrov allegedly fell into disgrace appeared after his conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which it was supposed to discuss the organization of the summit of the presidents. The Russian Federation and the United States of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Budapest. After Lavrov voiced his position on the conditions for ending the conflict on In Ukraine, Trump announced that he had canceled a meeting with the Russian leader.