CNN reported on Rubio's wink at Lavrov during the talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio winked at Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during talks on July 10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was reported by CNN.

"Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Malaysia. None of the diplomats made comments at the beginning of their meeting, and Rubio winked at Lavrov after <...> a question," Kylie Atwood, a journalist for the TV channel, wrote on the social network X.

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Lavrov and Rubio met in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the day. During the meeting, they also confirmed their commitment to finding peaceful solutions to conflict situations. The importance of further work to normalize the functioning of diplomatic missions was emphasized. Later, Rubio called the conversation with Lavrov productive and frank.