On July 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit—their first encounter since September 2025—while Washington shifts its attention from Ukraine to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani outlines what to expect from the discussions.
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