US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he was working on a possible sit-down in coming days with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Asean meeting in Malaysia amid a contentious trade dispute.

US President Trump’s tariffs loom over gathering in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur which will also feature US-Russia talks.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new idea for a potential Ukraine ceasefire during a Thursday meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio,

The US secretary of state said on Thursday that President Donald Trump has been “disappointed and frustrated that there’s not been more flexibility on the Russian side" to bring about an end to Moscow's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio joined his Southeast Asian counterparts in Malaysia today, with US tariffs and China’s growing influence in the region likely to dominate talks. Rubio’s arrival in Kuala Lumpur for a meeting of Asean foreign ministers came after US president Donald Trump ramped up his trade war this week.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the ASEAN Summit.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he was working on a possible sit-down in coming days with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Asean meeting in Malaysia amid a contentious trade dispute.

The US top diplomat calls the Indo-Pacific central to US foreign policy and says the region will shape the next 50 years.