Russia did not ask anyone to initiate the discussion on reviving the G8 framework, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters at a news conference on Monday.

"We did not ask anyone [to raise the issue]. I have already said that we learned about that from public statements made by some of our Western counterparts. We did not reach out to anyone on the matter and are not going to do so," he said.

On August 20, US President Donald Trump said it would be "more appropriate" to return to the G8 framework, which would include Russia. G7 leaders discussed in detail relations with Russia at the Biarritz summit but failed to reach an agreement on reviving the G8 framework.