On Monday, the U.S. State Department issued a statement stating that U.S. Secretary of State Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio in New York, said Russia was willing to adhere to the route agreed by Putin and Trump in the Alaska meeting on mediating the Ukraine issue, but the roadmap proposed by the Ukrainian authorities and some European countries intended to extend the conflict was unacceptable.
In addition, the two sides also discussed a series of issues in Russia-US relations, including the restoration of social and political ties. (CCTV reporter Xu Xiao Wang Delu)