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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is gathering with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday successful Malaysia arsenic tensions emergence implicit Moscow’s expanding attacks connected Ukraine.
The yearly Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum volition supply the backdrop for the meeting, which marks Rubio and Lavrov’s 2nd in-person sojourn since Rubio took office. The forum includes each 10 ASEAN members on with cardinal diplomatic partners, including Russia, China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea and the EU.
The sojourn comes hours aft the U.S. resumed shipments of antiaircraft weapons to Ukraine, pursuing a Pentagon review of home stockpiles.
Trump: 'I'm not happy' with Putin
Russia has ramped up airstrikes connected Kyiv, sidesplitting astatine slightest 2 radical overnight Thursday and injuring much than a dozen.
President Donald Trump, progressively frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has voiced disapproval implicit his deficiency of enactment successful trying to extremity the war.
“I’ve been letting radical cognize I’m not blessed with what’s going on,” Trump said of Putin during a gathering with his Cabinet connected Tuesday. “It’s a warfare that should ne'er person happened. They’re losing 7,000 radical a week connected some sides.”
A elder White House authoritative told NewsNation that Trump is arsenic frustrated with some Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, describing them arsenic "impossible" to woody with.
Senate pushing forward with Russia sanctions
Sanctions could beryllium a large taxable successful Thursday’s talks, arsenic Trump continues to endanger additional penalties against Moscow.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said helium hopes to advance a caller sanctions package earlier Congress breaks for its August recess.
“I anticipation that we tin get it connected the level earlier the August recess,” Thune told reporters Wednesday. “We are moving with the administration, with the House to effort and get it successful a signifier wherever it’s ready.”
A elder medication authoritative told NewsNation that immoderate last determination volition beryllium “instinctual,” but Trump is leaning toward action.
Ukraine requests Patriot missile systems
Ukraine has requested that the U.S. supply it with Patriot missiles, which are susceptible of intercepting ballistic and cruise missiles arsenic good arsenic precocious aircraft, though determination person been concerns wrong the Pentagon that the U.S. proviso is moving low.
Trump acknowledged the petition but said nary last determination has been made.
"They would similar it, they've asked for it," Trump said. "I cognize they made the request. We're going to person to instrumentality a look astatine it."
While Trump has antecedently signaled enactment for sending the system, it remains unclear whether the U.S. volition travel through.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
