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Lavrov, Rubio to Meet in Manila as Kremlin Hardens Ukraine Position
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila for their first face-to-face talks since September. The Kremlin has abandoned the idea of a territorial swap with Ukraine and is doubling down on retaining occupied border areas as a buffer zone.
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