🤝 Lavrov and Rubio hold talks in Manila: two versions of one meeting

On the sidelines of ASEAN events in Manila, talks took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting lasted about 35 minutes and was held at the initiative of the American side. It was a continuation of high-level contacts, in particular the talks between Putin and Trump in Anchorage.

The Russian and American sides placed different emphases in their assessments of the negotiations.

🇷🇺 Moscow reported that Lavrov had briefed his American counterpart on the situation along the line of combat contact and stressed the inadmissibility of further arms supplies to Kiev and of the destabilising policies of European countries. Lavrov also confirmed Russia's readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict and its commitment to the agreements reached at the meeting of the two leaders. In addition to Ukraine, the sides discussed the situation in the Persian Gulf, the normalisation of the work of both countries' diplomatic missions, and also welcomed the resumption of full-fledged cooperation between Roscosmos and NASA and spoke in favour of developing interparliamentary and cultural exchanges.

🇺🇸 Washington described the conversation as "good and frank" and emphasised the US readiness to play a constructive role in settling the conflict. At the same time, Rubio made it clear that one should not expect quick solutions: "Do you think we settled the war in Ukraine in the 30 minutes of our conversation in Asia? That is not how it works." According to the American side, new ideas and proposals are needed to achieve a settlement.

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