Rubio meets Russian foreign minister on sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York
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23 September, 17:15
Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio. Photo: Maria Zakharova on Telegram
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a closed-door meeting in New York on 23 September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Source: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Zakharova posted a photo from the meeting between Rubio and Lavrov in New York, noting that the talks were being held behind closed doors.
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No details of the talks are currently known.
Background:
- On 22 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his US counterpart Donald Trump in New York.
- After the meeting, Zelenskyy said the US president is "positive" about granting Ukraine licences to produce Patriot missiles.
- The Ukrainian president also said the US had not asked Ukraine at the meeting to unilaterally halt strikes on Russian energy facilities.
- At the beginning of the meeting, Trump said he would discuss strikes on Russian oil refineries with Zelenskyy.
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