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2026-05-26 10:15:29
[US and Russian Foreign Ministers Speak by Phone: Russia Briefs on Strikes Against Ukrainian Targets in Kyiv, Both Sides Discuss the Hormuz Crisis and the Situation in Cuba] (1) US State Department spokesman Pigott said that at Russia's request, Secretary of State Rubio spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, bilateral relations, and the situation in Iran. (2) The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov briefed the US during the call on the Russian military's commencement of systematic strikes against Ukrainian targets in Kyiv and reminded Rubio of the top-level agreement reached between Russia and the US in Anchorage regarding the conflict in Ukraine. (3) Both sides reaffirmed their willingness to strengthen efforts to normalize the working conditions of their diplomatic missions in each other's countries and exchanged assessments of diplomatic initiatives to overcome the Hormuz crisis and the situation around Cuba.
