US 'not willing to put pressure on Russia' despite wanting progress in Ukraine

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US 'not willing to put pressure on Russia' despite wanting progress in Ukraine

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US and Russia held a meeting at the ASEAN Summit after a period of diplomatic silence regarding Ukraine, highlighting a strategic shift in US focus from Ukraine to the Middle East conflict.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit on July 23, in a first since September 2025 as Washington has shifted its focus from Ukraine to the war in the Middle East. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us what to expect from those talks.

World Security Conflict Politics US-Russia relations Ukraine war Middle East ASEAN Summit diplomacy Sergei Lavrov Marco Rubio

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