Rubio-Lavrov Manila meeting puts Ukraine peace talks back in focus

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Philippines on Thursday, with the war in Ukraine expected to be a key focus as Washington looks at whether there is any scope to revive efforts to end the conflict. The talks are due on the sidelines of a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Manila and are among the most closely watched side meetings at the ASEAN gathering. The Ukraine issue comes at a time when US efforts to broker an end to the war have slowed after indirect talks stalled…

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