US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday at Moscow’s request, according to official readouts.
The State Department said the two discussed “the US-Russia relationship, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Iran.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Lavrov and Rubio “touched base” on the current international situation, US-Russia relations and the schedule of future bilateral contacts.
Moscow described the conversation as “constructive and businesslike.”
No further details were immediately provided.