Lavrov Met Rubio at UNGA, Complained About Ukrainian Strikes

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Russia's Protests

Lavrov used the meeting to formally protest Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory, framing them as escalatory actions that complicate diplomatic progress. The exchange represents one of the few direct high-level contacts between Washington and Moscow amid the ongoing war.