Kuala Lumpur, July 10 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he echoed US President Donald Trump's "disappointment and frustration" at the lack of progress in peace talks during his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and expressed America's willingness to engage.

Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday after his meeting with Lavrov, Rubio stated that the US' strategy is to continue engaging all parties involved in finding an outcome to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Rubio described his talks with Lavrov as "frank and important."

When asked about his message to Lavrov during the meeting, he said, "Our strategy is to continue to engage all the parties that are involved in finding an outcome to this ...