White House sees no need for Rubio-Lavrov meeting at this time, Axios reports

The White House currently sees no reason to arrange a meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It was previously reported that the meeting had been postponed.

Source: Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing a White House representative, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The White House official said that US President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", as NBC News sources had reported earlier.

Quote from Axios' source: "Rubio and Lavrov had a productive call. Therefore, an additional in-person meeting between the secretary and foreign minister is not necessary."

Background:

• Earlier, the media reported that the meeting between Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov, which was expected to take place this week, had been postponed.
• No specific reasons for postponing the meeting were given, but an anonymous source told reporters that the decision was likely driven by deep disagreements between Rubio and Lavrov over what would constitute an acceptable conclusion to the Russo-Ukrainian war.
• Reuters sources said Moscow's rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine may have put the planned meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at risk.

Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!