US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is ready to support efforts to end the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Manila, Philippines. Rubio said President Donald Trump has consistently affirmed that the US is ready to help push for an end to the senseless war, and that message has been conveyed to Russia. He declined to provide details on Moscow's stance, saying only that the talks were frank and constructive. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov affirmed that Russia continues to support ending the conflict through political and diplomatic means, while stressing that it remains committed to the proposals discussed by President Trump and President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska in August 2025.