[assistant to the Russian President: Russia and the United States currently have irregular contacts]-- according to a report by the all-Russian State Television Broadcasting Corporation, on 3 June local time, Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president, when asked whether there were contacts between Russia and the United States, said that there are some irregular contacts between Russia and the United States at present. Ushakov said that in diplomatic channels, there have been contacts between the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy in Russia, as well as between the US State Department and the Russian Embassy in the US on visa issues. In addition, the two sides occasionally discussed the exchange of prisoners through special channels.