U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, marking a significant diplomatic engagement amid ongoing tensions over the Ukraine war. The top diplomats' meeting came as US President Donald Trump voiced his frustration against his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the latter's purported reluctance to end the Ukraine war. Rubio described his meeting with Lavrov as "a frank conversation" where he said he conveyed Trump's message for Russia. Watch his full remarks here.
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