US, Russia agree to create consultation mechanism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at negotiations in Riyadh agreed to establish a consultation mechanism to eliminate "irritants" in relations between Russia and the United States, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has announced.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the US is committed to stopping the violence and leveraging its global influence to unite nations.

The talks also focused on ending the war in Ukraine and exploring future cooperation on geopolitical and economic matters.