The conclusion follows a meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on July 10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rubio said he used the meeting to convey President Donald Trump’s frustration with Russia’s lack of “flexibility” on ending the war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expressed the United States' frustration that more progress has not been made on ending the war in Ukraine in a meeting on Thursday with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

The U.S. secretary of state met with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a gathering of Southeast Asian nations, where he also defended new U.S. tariff threats.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Malaysia on Thursday, as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that U.S. President Donald Trump may attend the 47th Asean Summit in October, as his administration works on finalising a date for his potential participation.