Charles Mains
speaker
145 appearances
32 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2025
last heard 24 Jul
Charles Mains’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The meeting between Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lasted just over half an hour.
Ahead of it, Rubio said the U.S.
A Russian foreign ministry readout said Lavrov had informed Rubio of the real situation on the battlefield.
Russia insists its forces are steadily advancing, that despite Western intelligence that shows minimal Russian gains coming with heavy losses.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
The meeting between Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lasted just over half an hour.
Ahead of it, Rubio said the U.S.
remained open to playing a role in ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine if, Rubio added, the opportunity presented itself.
Charles Mains, NPR News, Moscow.
The Trump administration is present in a way.
I was just watching Rodney Cook, who's overseeing Trump's White House ballroom project and currently heads the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, take part in a cultural roundtable among all these official delegations from about 130 countries.
You also find American far-right influencers.
You also see representatives from Europe's far-right, including Germany's AFD party.
All of this suggesting that Russia is making conservative alliances that go far beyond the politics of the current moment.
Ukraine said its drone struck an oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov, some 500 miles to the southeast of Moscow, with the local governor confirming damage to civilian infrastructure.
Separately, authorities in Russia's southern Krasnodar region said a drone struck a large fuel depot, causing a massive fire.
Months of Ukrainian attacks have degraded Russia's oil export capacity, by some estimates up to 40%.
Russia's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, says he informed Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Russia's intention to carry out the attacks, and his ministry issued a statement calling on foreigners to leave the capital at once.
Ukraine's government and European Union representatives in turn accused Moscow of trying to sow fear and panic in Kiev.
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