Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in person in Malaysia for the second time, as relations between the United States and Russia begin to sour.
The two held a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting on Thursday. Their meeting was the second time they’ve met, and it lasted about 50 minutes, according to Reuters.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
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According to Russian media, Rubio said the two discussed a “new approach” to settling the issue of Ukraine, including proposals from Russia that hadn’t been voiced
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