Russian Foreign Minister Sergey?Lavrov called U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate U.S. citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
Lavrov called his U.S. counterpart at the request of President Vladimir Putin to tell him that Russia is launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities in Kyiv as well as against the relevant ¡°decision-making centers,¡± according to the statement.
The U.S. State Department said the two spoke at Lavrov¡¯s request. ¡°The parties exchanged views on the Russia-Ukraine war, bilateral relations, and the situation in Iran,¡± department spokesperson?Tommy Pigott said.
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