Source: CNN
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks with Ukraine. The meeting took place in Malaysia on the sidelines of a gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN — putting the Ukraine war center stage on a trip that was meant to focus on strengthening alliances in the region. … Rubio is also meeting his ASEAN counterparts during the gathering in Kuala Lumpur just days after Trump declared that many of the countries will be subject to US tariffs in less than a month unless they strike trade deals.” (07/10/25)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/marco-rubio-sergey-lavrov-meeting