Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Manila lasted a little more than a half hour. TASS reports that the U.S. requested the meeting. Lavrov underlined the fact that the U.S. was still supplying Ukraine with the means of attacking deep into Russia, including on civilian targets.
Lavrov said Russia is ready to settle the conflict in Ukraine and reiterated Moscow’s commitment to the agreements reached between Trump and Putin in Anchorage. After the meeting, Rubio indicated that his position that the two sides must find a new path, given the fact that Ukraine had not accepted the settlement discussed at Anchorage.