Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, amid trade negotiations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Foreign Ministers of the US and Russia participate in the ASEAN Summit. Malaysia has been the setting for a meeting on Thursday between the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, and the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Malaysia Tuesday, just after threats of higher tariffs made by President Donald Trump on nations aligned with BRICS.

Anwar cited the US' willingness to review trade tariffs and strengthen ties with both Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region. The prime minister also extended a formal invitation to Trump, through Rubio, to attend the upcoming summit in October.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday.

The meeting between Russia and the U.S.’s chief diplomats comes on the heels of a phone call between Trump and Putin.