Indicating a thaw in US-Russia relations, Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov spoke about further efforts to end the war in Ukraine as overnight aerial strikes continue.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on Saturday about ending the war in Ukraine.

The US State Department said the top diplomats “discussed next steps” after the two countries’ meetings in Saudi Arabia and “agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia.”

Despite recent tensions between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv has agreed to a US-brokered 30-day ceasefire if Moscow halts its attacks, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has set conditions beyond the US-Ukraine agreement.

The State Department gave no details on when the next round of US-Russia talks would begin.

Rubio also updated Lavrov on military activity in the Middle East, where US forces carried out strikes against Houthi rebels Yemen.