Rubio: It is necessary to maintain relations between Russia and the United States US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he had a short meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting in Atlanta and discussed with him the possible contacts between the presidents of the two countries. He also emphasized that Washington is still ready to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine, and to advance the diplomatic process, the American side must interact with both sides of the conflict, namely the authorities of Moscow and Kiev.