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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026. [AFP]
The top US and Russian diplomats discussed the war in Ukraine during a meeting Thursday on the sidelines of a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Manila.
The sit-down came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken with US envoys in a bid to revive stalled talks aimed at ending the years-long war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who hosted the Manila meeting, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were seated at a table as journalists entered the room. They made no statements to the press.
