Rubio and Lavrov hold closed-door meeting at UN General Assembly in New York

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a closed-door meeting in New York on September 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The meeting's details have not been disclosed. The photo of the talks was published by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who confirmed the closed format. No further information about the discussions between the two ministers has been released. The meeting follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, where Trump said he would discuss strikes on Russian oil refineries. Zelensky stated the U.S. was positive about granting Ukraine licenses for Patriot missile production.