Russia's FM and John Kerry side-step spy scandal issue

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he did not discuss at his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Sweden the latest spy scandal involving detention of an American embassy diplomat in Moscow over espionage charges.

"No, this is a topic John Kerry did not touch upon. I, likewise, decided it was pointless talking on the matter, since everything is already public knowledge," - Lavrov told Russian journalists Wednesday.

The Russian Federal Security Service said Tuesday that Ryan Fogle, a CIA agent working undercover as third secretary in the political department at the US embassy, was briefly detained the night of May 13 as he allegedly attempted to recruit an officer from one of Russia's special services, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).