Foreign Minister Marco Rubio spoke on the phone on Saturday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to obtain a reading on the latest talks, as the United States is trying to determine whether Russia “exploits” in the efforts made to end War in Ukraine.
“We talked about a variety of things.” interview Sunday broadcast. “I wanted to get his reading on how to talk about talks yesterday. It was not a complete waste of time.”
The phone call took place between the major diplomats of the countries a day after Moscow and Kiev held the first direct talks in three years. Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski to meet face to face in Türkiye after he proposed direct negotiations and sent a minimum delegation.
The talks erupted in Istanbul on Friday less than two hours without a ceasefire, although both sides agreed to exchange 1,000 war prisoners each.
The United States-along with its European allies-Russia and Ukraine are pushing to end a three-year war. President Trump, who expressed his frustration with suspended talks and threatened to threaten US sanctions unless progress is made towards a peace agreement, said he will speak with Putin on Monday. Mr. Trump said this invitation will be followed by one with Zelinski.
“Do they click us along? Well, this is what we are trying to discover.” “We will discover soon.”
He added: “On the one hand, we are trying to achieve peace and end a bloody, expensive and very destructive war. Therefore, there are some elements of patience required. On the other hand, we have no time to waste. There are many other things that happen in the world that we also need to pay attention to.”
The Foreign Minister said he believed that the only way these talks will move is if Mr. Trump and Putin are personally met. He said that Mr. Trump was publicly offered to a single meeting.
Rubio said: “Mechanics set this type of meeting requires a little work, so I cannot say that planning is planned and we are talking in terms of choosing a site and history.” “But the president wants to do it. He wants to do it as soon as possible.”
Vatican made “Very generous offer” To host any peace conversations. “All parties will feel comfortable.”
Leo, who was elected K. The first Pope born in the United States on May 8Pope Francis’s invitation to peace in Ukraine on Sunday took his back as the Pope. He has appealed to all parties to do everything possible to reach “authentic, just and lasting peace.”
