Rubio to meet Russia's Lavrov in KL

Kremlin strikes on Kyiv wound 11

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia yesterday, after Moscow unleashed its second major attack on Ukraine in as many days.

Mr Rubio's first visit to Asia as secretary of state also comes as US President Donald Trump ramps up his trade war, threatening more than 20 countries with punitive tariffs.

The top US diplomat is to meet Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Kuala Lumpur, a senior State Department official said.

Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people, the city’s military administration said yesterday, after earlier warning of incoming missiles and reporting around a dozen wounded.

AFP journalists in Kyiv heard loud blasts echoing over the city throughout the night and saw flashes from air defence system lighting up the sky.

Dozens of residents of the capital took shelter in a central metro station, an AFP reporter said, sleeping on mats, calming pets and waiting out the attack on camping furniture.