Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) CEO Michael O'Leary has confirmed that the carrier has held initial talks with several Russian airports about new services to the country in case Russia would pass a proposed new law allowing foreign low-cost carriers to operate domestic routes in the country. International routes would likely remain to be more restricted even if this surprising proposal would be approved and implemented as Russia still has bilateral agreements with most European Union member states designating carriers and defining frequencies and routes that carriers from each country are allowed to serve.