【US media reports: Rubio quoted a classic line from The Godfather during talks with Lavrov】
On December 31, 2025, in a press release, the New York Times in the United States wrote:
According to a meeting record, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio quoted a classic line from the movie The Godfather by Vito Corleone during a US-Russia delegation meeting in Riyadh in February 2025. He showed a scene from The Godfather where Vito Corleone warned his son about threats from an opposing crime family, and told Lavrov: I have always tried not to be careless in my life. Women and children may be careless, but men cannot be. Rubio explained: Nuclear powers must communicate with each other.
Notably, Rubio used the movie quote to ease the situation during the negotiations, which ultimately succeeded. Even Lavrov, who is usually frowning and serious, smiled.
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