Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Saturday, focusing on the situation in Ukraine and the removal of barriers imposed by the previous U.S. administration. The call, initiated by the U.S., follows a surprise conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to begin talks aimed at ending the conflict. Russia said the two officials agreed to maintain contact to resolve bilateral issues and work on restoring 'mutually respectful interstate dialogue'.
: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine on Saturday, as well as the removal of “unilateral barriers” set by the previous U.S. administration, Moscow said.
Lavrov and Rubio, in a call initiated by the U.S., agreed to maintain contacts to resolve problems in bilateral relations, “in the interests of removing the unilateral barriers to mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation inherited from the previous administration,“ Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.The U.S.
Russia said Lavrov and Rubio “expressed their mutual willingness to interact on pressing international issues, including the settlement around Ukraine, the situation around Palestine and in general in the Middle East in general”.
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