Ahead of Istanbul talks, Sergei Lavrov dials Marco Rubio. Here's why
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed prospects for settling the conflict in Ukraine and Russia-Ukraine talks set for Monday in Türkiye, Lavrov's ministry said."The situation linked to the Ukraine crisis was discussed," the ministry said in a statement on its website on Sunday."S.V. Lavrov and M. Rubio also exchanged views on various initiatives concerning a settlement of the Ukraine crisis, including plans to resume direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on June 2." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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