Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov scheduled to meet in New York

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to meet in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine, attacks on energy infrastructure and strained U.S.-Russia relations remain central diplomatic issues. Lavrov is in New York for the General Assembly, while Rubio is holding a series of meetings with foreign counterparts. The two governments have not announced a detailed agenda or any expected agreement in advance. The event is therefore being reported as a scheduled diplomatic meeting rather than evidence of a breakthrough. Official statements after the talks are expected to provide more detail on the subjects discussed and whether either side announces any follow-up steps.