Lavrov praised Trump's "common sense" and for saying that previous US support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of the war in Ukraine.
Netanyahu put a positive spin on his visit, which he described as “very warm and friendly.”
Tehran has approached the talks warily, doubting the likelihood of an agreement and suspicious of Trump, who has threatened to bomb Iran if there is no deal.
This came after Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 34 peopled died in the Russian attack.
The flow of support for the talks is clear. Countries in the region want peace and stability. They want the talks to move to new stages.
US envoy Witkoff proposed giving Russia control over Ukrainian regions for a ceasefire, but this was rejected by Kyiv and US officials. His influence has raised concerns about unclear US policy.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss a Ukraine peace deal and a potential Trump-Putin summit.
A new bipartisan bill would fund enforcement against Russia’s ghost fleet of oil tankers, aiming to curb sanctions evasion by Moscow and Tehran.
China is reportedly verifing Zelensky's claims and has not yet commented on the issue.
Ukrainian forces engaged six Chinese troops in battle in eastern Ukraine and took two soldiers prisoner, Zelensky revealed.