OREANDA-NEWS  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio winked at Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the eve of talks in Kuala Lumpur. This was reported by CNN correspondent Kylie Atwood on the social network X.

"Foreign Minister Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Malaysia. At the beginning of the meeting, none of the diplomats makes comments, and Rubio winks at Lavrov after shouting a question," the publication says.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Rubio said that during the talks with Lavrov, the United States heard proposals on Ukraine that had not previously been voiced. He clarified that this does not guarantee the imminent achievement of peace, but it is a concept that he intends to convey to the American president immediately upon his return.