US-Russia Foreign Ministers Discuss Ukraine and Strike Orders in the Middle East

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on March 15 to discuss the next phase of negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

AFP today, March 16, quoted US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce as saying that the two countries' foreign ministers discussed the next phase of the Ukraine negotiation process. However, the announcement did not mention details about the content of the US-Russia exchange.

Despite recent tensions between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kyiv government agreed in principle to a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire if Russia stops attacking eastern Ukraine.

Trump says Russia should spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk, Putin calls for surrender

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he supports ending the conflict but needs further discussions with the US and there should be specific conditions.

The two top US-Russian diplomats also agreed to continue working towards resuming communication between the two countries, which was interrupted under former President Joe Biden.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

The US State Department 's announcement did not provide details on when the next round of US-Russia talks, which have been hosted by Saudi Arabia since February, will take place.

President Trump also criticized some journalists for trying to discredit his administration's efforts to establish contact with Russia.

The US leader referred to unverified information reported by some news agencies, which said that US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff had to wait 9 hours before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the night of March 13.

Mr. Trump denied the above information, saying that Special Envoy Witkoff had many meetings in Moscow and all were arranged quickly and with high productivity.

Also in the phone call on March 15, Mr. Rubio informed Mr. Lavrov about the US military campaign that had just begun in the Middle East, according to Reuters.

The Trump administration's first airstrike on Houthi rebels in Yemen killed at least 21 people on March 15, according to the latest update from the group.

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