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Rubio, Lavrov Discuss Ukraine War, Iran in Call Requested by Moscow

The State Department said the two discussed US-Russia relations, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Iran, while Moscow described the Tuesday call as “constructive and businesslike.” Make us preferred on Goo

The State Department said the two discussed US-Russia relations, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Iran, while Moscow described the Tuesday call as “constructive and businesslike.” Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 19, 2025 shows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON and Pavel Bednyakov / various sources / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday at Moscow’s request, according to official readouts. The State Department said the two discussed “the US-Russia relationship, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Iran.” Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Lavrov and Rubio “touched base” on the current international situation, US-Russia relations and the schedule of future bilateral contacts. Moscow described the conversation as “constructive and businesslike.” No further details were immediately provided. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.