The US Secretary of State Mark Rubio repeated to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Trump’s appeal to cease killings and the need for Moscow to take substantial measures to end the war between Russia and Ukraineaccording to the State Department.

It is noted that the talks between the two Foreign Ministry on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly lasted more than 50 minutes, according to a correspondent from the Russian TASS news agency.

According to Tass, the meeting had begun without statements in the press and was held in camera.

It is recalled that on July 10, Lavrov and Rubio held a bilateral meeting of almost an hour on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Malaysia. In addition, Lavrov and Rubio have repeatedly held telephone conversations in 2025. In addition, the heads of the Foreign Ministries had led the Russian and US delegations at the February 18th meeting in Riyadh, which lasted about 4.5 hours. The two Foreign Minister also participated in the negotiations during the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

It is noted that yesterday, in a large turn, Trump said That Ukraine, with the support of the EU, can recover all its territories and may go further. In a long post on Truth Social, the US president argued that the Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russia They have serious financial problems, “and it is time for Ukraine to act.” Still, Trump said the US would continue to provide NATO weapons for the alliance to do whatever it wants.