Russia Notifies US of Strikes on Military Targets in Kiev Ahead of Call Between Lavrov and Rubio
Moscow — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation on May 25.
On instructions from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov officially conveyed to the US side that, in response to the Kiev regime’s continued terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities located in Kiev that are used for the needs of the Ukrainian military, as well as against the relevant decision-making centres.
Sergey Lavrov drew attention to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement of May 25, which recommended that the US, along with other countries with diplomatic missions in Kiev, ensure the evacuation of their diplomatic personnel and other citizens from the Ukrainian capital.
The Minister recalled the agreements on the Ukrainian conflict reached at the highest level at the proposal of the US in Anchorage in August 2025, and expressed regret that the aggressive efforts of the European elites and the Kiev regime are undermining these agreements, which had opened the way to a sustainable long-term settlement based on a balance of interests.
They exchanged assessments of diplomatic initiatives aimed at overcoming the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and of the situation surrounding Cuba.
Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio reaffirmed their mutual commitment, notwithstanding known differences, to step up efforts to normalise the working conditions of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the US on each other’s territory.
