Rubio meets Lavrov for Ukraine peace talks after Trump publicly calls out Putin's 'bullsh*t'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Malaysia on July 10, amid escalating tensions as Russia launched its most intense assault on Ukraine in recent months. The high-stakes meeting took place just hours after Russia’s deadly missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv and Kharkiv. The talks also follow a major shift in US foreign policy, with US President Donald Trump greenlighting a new weapons aid package for Ukraine.