Pakistan, May 26 -- Marco Rubio said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov personally asked him to deliver a message from Vladimir Putin to US President Donald Trump regarding planned strikes on Kyiv. Rubio said Lavrov informed him Russia would continue targeting facilities allegedly linked to Ukraine's military operations. The warning highlighted rising tensions amid continuing Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

According to Rubio, Russia had already sent security warnings to foreign embassies in Kyiv before Lavrov's direct call. He said the message was not limited to the United States and had been distributed to diplomatic missions broadly. However, Rubio noted that Lavrov specifically contacted him at Putin's request to ensure...