Rubio and Lavrov meet in New York on UN Assembly sidelines

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York today on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, as announced by the State Department. The meeting occurs amid intense international pressure over the war in Ukraine and is expected to take place on the same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the General Assembly. Rubio's office confirmed the contact as part of bilateral meetings during the UN high-level week. No further details on the agenda have been disclosed, but US-Russia talks proceed against ongoing disagreements over Ukraine and international security.


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