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A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is being planned, with a broad agenda on the table, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in response to a related question, according to Report. "It is being planned; the agenda is extensive," he said. "The meeting itself is important."

US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York after blasting world leaders during his speech. Speaking to reporters before the bilateral talks, Trump hailed Zelenskyy as a courageous leader. "He’s a brave man, and he’s putting up one hell of a fight," Trump said. "We have about 30 meetings scheduled today, but this is an important one -- and we have great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up. It is pretty amazing."

Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, provided the following readout: On September 22, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke with his Estonian counterpart, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur. Secretary Hegseth affirmed the Department of War stands with all NATO allies and that any incursion into NATO airspace is unacceptable. The Secretary commended the quick response by European allies' air defenses stating it showed NATO at its best, ready and focused on their core mission. The Secretary ensured the Minister that he was in close consultation with the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe about next steps and would continue to track the...