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Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur after Washington resumed defensive weapon shipments to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur, against the backdrop of surging violence in Ukraine and renewed questions about Moscow’s commitment to peace.
The meeting, held on the sidelines of the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, comes at a volatile moment in the US–Russia relationship. The forum brought together the 10 ASEAN nations and key diplomatic partners, including China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, the European Union and the United States.
Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov sat down shortly after the US resumed shipments of defensive weapons to Ukraine, ending a temporary pause that was publicly attributed to a Pentagon review of munitions stockpiles. US President Donald Trump, who had earlier expressed hesitations over continued arms support, made his frustration clear with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He said, “Putin is not- he’s not treating human beings right. The war is killing too many people. So we’re sending some defensive weapons to Ukraine, and I’ve approved that."
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