Lavrov And Rubio Discuss Schedule Of Bilateral Contacts

Reform.news Editorial Team · 6 May 2026, 08:09

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to the State Department, the call took place at the initiative of the Russian side.

“They discussed US-Russia relations, the Russia-Ukraine war and Iran”, the US foreign policy agency said.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Rubio “compared positions on the current situation in international affairs and Russian-American relations, and also discussed the schedule of bilateral contacts”. It noted that the conversation was constructive and businesslike.