Diplomacy & Geopolitics
Trump-Putin APEC interaction discussed, Rubio says
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that he briefly spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of G20 talks about a possible interaction between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China.
Rubio said the exchange was not a formal meeting with Lavrov.
Update
Rubio said he spoke only briefly with Lavrov.
Rubio said he did not have a formal meeting with Lavrov.
The discussion took place on the sidelines of G20 talks.
Rubio said the possible leader interaction would be at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosted by China.
Source note: AFP news report published on 31 October 2026 at 17:05:11 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
Any Trump-Putin interaction at APEC was described only as potential.
Source
AFP news report published on .