New York’s diplomatic talks Vremya’s UN-week report

Sep 23

Vremya’s New York correspondent reports closed-door Rubio–Lavrov talks and Alimov’s visa refusal, then describes the U.S. G20 invitation to Putin and Peskov’s renewed Moscow invitation to Zelenskyy. The package recounts reported Zelenskyy–von der Leyen tension and the Trump–Zelenskyy exchange, Pezeshkian’s UN claims about killed civilians and Ali Khamenei, Lavrov’s Cuban, Egyptian and Syrian meetings and his refusal to pause fighting during negotiations. Allegations about Zelenskyy’s behavior are identified as online speculation, with the report itself stating gestures do not prove drug use. No negotiated settlement is announced.

Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov met in New York on the UN sidelines. Tagesschau shows camera crews being asked to leave and describes a tense atmosphere. It reports subsequent U.S. concern that Russia's war against Ukraine could spread to other countries. The item reports no agreement or concrete diplomatic breakthrough. Vremya's fuller account places the meeting at the Lotte New York Palace, describes a brief press opportunity and nearly an hour of closed talks, and says the State Department named Ukraine and bilateral relations as the subjects. It reports no Russian comment on the outcome. Rubio says Washington is open to a further Putin–Trump meeting and has invited Putin to December's G20; acceptance and a bilateral appointment are not confirmed.