U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine in a call on Saturday as well as the removal of "unilateral barriers" set by previous U.

Rubio offered his assessment after he and other key U.S. officials met for more than four hours in Saudi Arabia with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his aides in a first effort toward ending the war and improving the contentious Washington-Moscow relationship.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on Saturday and agreed on regular contacts to prepare for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.

The U.S. Secretary of State's comments came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the pair were discussing the possibility of an end to the war in Ukraine - without representatives from Kyiv present.

The officials discussing the war include Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. Diplomats including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has spoken with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of high-level talks between Washington and Moscow next week, as relations thaw between the countries. Rubio,

The meeting in Riyadh — which included Rubio, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov a

The talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, concluded with Rubio confirming that the nations would reopen missions in Washington and Moscow.