Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone, though neither readout said much. “The parties engaged in a constructive discussion focusing on possible specific steps to implement the understandings reached during President Vladimir Putin’s Oct. 16 telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump,” reported the Russian readout.
The U.S. readout reported that Rubio “emphasized the importance of upcoming engagements as an opportunity for Moscow and Washington to collaborate on advancing a durable resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war, in line with President Trump’s vision.”
