Overview

• Russia’s foreign ministry said Marco Rubio met Sergey Lavrov on the UN General Assembly sidelines in New York on September 24.
• The ministry said both sides reaffirmed interest in peaceful solutions to the Ukraine crisis and agreed to keep talks going.
• Moscow stated it will adhere to policies set at the Anchorage summit and accused Kyiv and some European countries of trying to prolong the conflict.
• According to the Russian account, the diplomats discussed steps toward normalizing relations, including restoring the proper functioning of embassies.
• Ukraine’s Andrii Sybiha said Rubio accepted his invitation to visit after a transatlantic meeting where he said partners discussed strengthening Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia.