US state secretary and Russian foreign minister meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have begun a meeting on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Source: European Pravda; Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova 

Details: Zakharova posted two photos of the "meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of Russia and the United States" on her Telegram channel without further comment.

According to Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, the meeting began without opening remarks from the delegations and is being held behind closed doors.

Background:

• Rubio has spoken with Lavrov several times on the phone since the Trump administration took office. 
• In July 2025, Rubio and Lavrov also met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. Their bilateral meeting lasted about an hour.

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