Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawf LAVROV & RUBIO’S CALL BREAKS YEARS OF U.S.-RUSSIA SILENCE—THIS IS HUGE For years, the U.S. refused any serious talks with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Diplomatic backchannels were cut off, tensions skyrocketed, and Washington acted as if freezing out Moscow would somehow make the problem disappear. Now, that’s changing—fast. When Sergey Lavrov—Putin’s top diplomat for 20 years—gets on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it’s not just another political chat. Lavrov isn’t some mid-level bureaucrat—he’s the guy who steers Russia’s entire global strategy. If he’s talking, Russia is looking to make a serious deal. And Rubio? He’s not just a placeholder in the State Department—he’s Trump’s top foreign policy official, and if he’s engaging with Lavrov, that means the U.S. is officially re-opening the door to diplomacy. The fact that they’re discussing rolling back Obama-era diplomatic restrictions, opening direct U.S.-Russia channels, and even preparing a Trump-Putin summit marks a massive shift. After years of icy relations, Washington and Moscow are finally talking again—and that could change everything from Ukraine to the Middle East. This isn’t just a handshake moment—it’s the first real sign that the U.S.-Russia freeze may be thawing. The question is: Will this lead to real solutions, or is it just the beginning of another round of power plays? Source: RIA