The top diplomats of Russia and the US are meeting in person for the first time since September 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, the Philippines.
The two diplomats did not make any statements or take questions from reporters before or after the meeting, their first in-person talks since September 2025.
The two sides were expected to discuss the ongoing conflicts involving Russia and Ukraine, as well as the US and Iran. Owing to the tight schedule, the meeting lasted about 35 minutes.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said…
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