Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday after his meeting with Lavrov, Rubio stated that the US' strategy is to continue engaging all parties involved in finding an outcome to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The meeting occurred just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks regarding the Ukraine conflict.
US President Trump said the US will send more defensive weapons to Ukraine after briefly pausing aid. The move follows his talks with Putin and Zelensky, rising Russian attacks, and pressure to boost Ukraine's air defenses. The Pentagon confirmed the renewed support under Trump's "America Fi
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the need to expand the use of national currencies in mutual settlements among BRICS countries, calling for the "creation of an independent settlement on the BRICS platform" to make transactions "faster, more efficient and safer."
"I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin because I don't think he's there. I'm just saying, I don't think he's looking to stop, and that's too bad," Trump told reporters late Thursday night after landing back in Washington after his rally in Des Moines, I
While speaking to reporters on Thursday (local time), Trump stated that he and Putin discussed a lot of things, including Iran and Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump in which he made it clear that the Moscow will "not back down" on its goal of "eliminating" the root cause of the war in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported
"Just a couple of days ago, I received a report that the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic has been 100 percent liberated," Leonid Pasechnik said, although not everyone agreed.
North Korea plans to triple its troop deployment to Russia to support its military efforts in Ukraine. An additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers are expected to arrive in Russia in the coming months, CNN reported, citing a Ukrainian intelligence assessment.
Russian President Putin and French President Macron spoke by phone for the first time since 2022, discussing Ukraine and the Middle East. Putin blamed Western policies for the Ukraine conflict, while both leaders agreed diplomacy is key to resolving global tensions, RT reported.
"I consider the Russian and Ukrainian peoples to be one people," CNN quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying. "In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours."
While addressing the Fair Play Conference on Friday, Zelenskyy called for the creation of a new international platform for controlling the export of dual-use goods, which he stressed would not only help Ukraine defend itself against Russia but also indirectly against its "accomplices," su