
The meeting takes place on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in New York to discuss the situation around Ukraine and new anti-Russian sanctions adopted in the United States.
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Lavrov arrived in the United States to participate in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The United States passed a law allowing the introduction of high duties on Russian goods.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are holding talks in New York, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Wednesday.
Lavrov arrived in the United States the day before to participate in the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting with Rubio opens the Russian minister’s work program on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
Earlier, Lavrov himself said that at the meeting he would ask Rubio about Washington’s position on Ukraine and mediation efforts. In recent days, the situation has been complicated by the adoption in the United States of a law on new anti-Russian sanctions. The document allows US President Donald Trump to impose additional duties of up to 100% on goods from countries that are among the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas, as well as additional duties of up to 500% on Russian goods imported into the United States.

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Closed negotiations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, ended in New York. The meeting lasted about an hour.

An hour-long meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ended in New York. The parties discussed issues of bilateral relations and the situation around Ukraine against the backdrop of new US sanctions.

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