Mutko said a first meeting of an IAAF commission looking into the issue with Russian officials would take place in December.
He also said it was possible that the second part of a report by a commission from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) would also single Russia out for criticism, but said Russia was "legally" ready for such an eventuality.
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(Reporting by Lidia Kelly and Polina Devitt; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
