Manila, July 23 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thurday said that he discussed "the need to end the Russia-Ukraine war" during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila.

In a post on X following the meeting, Rubio said that he also held talks on the US-Russia ties duirng their meeting.

"Met today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial. We discussed the U.S.-Russia relationship and the need to end the Russia-Ukraine war," Rubio said in his post.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia also confirmed the meeting between the two leaders in a post on X.

"Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State @Sec...