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.
Russia remains open to peace talks with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, but warned that battlefield conditions are changing daily. According to RT, Moscow awaits signals from Kiev for a third round of talks, while Lavrov met Rubio in Malaysia to discuss ongoing tensions and US
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.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said NATO's efforts to turn Ukraine into a military base left Moscow with no choice but to launch its 2022 operation. In an interview, he blamed NATO expansion and Ukraine's alleged persecution of Russians for escalating tensions.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said any Ukraine conflict resolution must fully address Moscow's security concerns, including NATO expansion and rights of Russian-speaking populations. He stressed that partial solutions are unacceptable, RT reported.
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.
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.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West's attempt to inflict a "strategic defeat" on Russia using the Ukraine conflict will fail. He accused NATO and the EU of militarizing Ukraine and warned that Western policies pose serious threats to Russia's security.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected NATO's claims of Russian aggression, criticizing its defense spending hike. They accused the West of ignoring Moscow's security concerns and offered peace talks if NATO addresses the root causes of the Ukraine c
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a significant diplomatic engagement with US President Donald Trump on critical defence issues, military cooperation, and the current state of the conflict in Ukraine on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
"We are not seeking the surrender of Ukraine. We insist on recognition of the realities that have developed on the ground," Putin stated, emphasising that the Ukraine conflict is "completely different" from the situation in the Middle East.
Speaking to the press alongside French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Friday, Jaishankar said that the strategic partnership between India and France is based on shared values, strong sense of sovereignty, democratic commitment, independence, strategic autonomy, guiding foreign policy, a