Sergey Lavrov says "a political and diplomatic resolution of the conflict" is needed for Ukraine war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Manila, where Rubio said the Trump administration is willing to help end the war in Ukraine but acknowledged no quick deal is possible. Lavrov, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, restated Moscow’s willingness to settle the conflict through political and diplomatic means, while also stressing that further arming Ukraine is unacceptable. The meeting came as U.S.-mediated efforts have stalled, with Rubio noting no change in Washington’s military support for Kyiv. The exchange matters because it signals continued high-level contact despite deep disagreements, though no breakthrough emerged.