Rubio meets Russia's Lavrov in Manila to try to revive prospect of US helping end war in Ukraine
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, July 23. President Donald Trump predicting that a settlement is getting close.“I will ask Marco Rubio about it tomorrow,” Lavrov said.Expectations for renewed discussions about ending the war comes as Ukraine has made significant progress this year but a rift between defense leaders has threatened to derail its efforts.
- ▪Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, attends a meeting with U.S.
- ▪Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, July 23.
- ▪President Donald Trump predicting that a settlement is getting close.“I will ask Marco Rubio about it tomorrow,” Lavrov said.Expectations for renewed discussions about ending the war comes as Ukraine has made significant progress this year
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, July 23. Reuters-YonhapMANILA — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in the Philippines for talks where he was expected to renew the prospect of the U.S. trying to broker an end to the war in Ukraine.The U.S.
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