Lavrov Open to Meeting Rubio, Cites US Headwinds on Ukraine Peace

Russia's top diplomat, Mr. Lavrov, said he's ready to talk with his American counterpart, Mr. Rubio.

He feels the US is having trouble getting Ukraine and other NATO countries to agree with their plans for peace in Ukraine.

Russia has some very important demands that they say they won't change, like keeping territories they consider theirs and making sure their own security is protected from NATO.

Mr. Lavrov also mentioned they are waiting to hear back from the US about continuing a big nuclear weapons treaty after it expires.

He also strongly warned Europe not to use frozen Russian money to help Ukraine, calling it 'robbery' and saying Russia will retaliate.

He believes talking is important to fix problems between the US and Russia, even though fixing past issues will take time.