Washington, Feb. 15 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Saturday (local time) and reaffirmed US President Donald Trump's commitment to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

According to a statement released by the US State Department spokesperson's office, the two leaders also discussed the opportunity to potentially work together on other bilateral issues. The talks between Rubio and Lavrov came after Trump's conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this week.

The US State Department spokesperson's office stated in a statement, "Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as a follow-up to President Donald Trump's conve...