Russia reports a "constructive" call between Lavrov and Rubio ahead of the upcoming Putin-Trump summit in Budapest.
Russia said its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, tasked with preparing a summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a "constructive" conversation on Monday.
Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump agreed in a phone call last Thursday (October 16, 2025) to meet soon in Budapest, Hungary for their second summit this year, and the two sides said Mr. Lavrov and Mr. Rubio would speak to prepare the meeting.
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