Secretary of State Marco Rubio relayed President Donald Trump’s “disappointment and frustration” during a “frank conversation” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia on Thursday but new ideas to drive an end to the conflict were also discussed,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia Thursday at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The meeting put the Russia-Ukraine war at the center of a trip that was meant to strengthen alliances in Southeast Asia.

The conclusion follows a meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on July 10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rubio said he used the meeting to convey President Donald Trump’s frustration with Russia’s lack of “flexibility” on ending the war.