US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday stated a ceasefire settlement between Ukraine and Russia can solely be achieved by direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking forward of deliberate talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Türkiye on Friday, Rubio informed Fox News the one option to obtain a breakthrough was if Trump and Putin sat “across the table” from one another.
“I don’t know what the date or the place of that is yet, but that’s really the only chance at this point,” he stated.
Trump had made comparable remarks earlier, suggesting he may journey to Türkiye at quick discover if the talks warranted it. “If something happened, I’d go on Friday if it was appropriate,” he stated.
Russia is anticipated to start talks on Friday with a Ukrainian delegation on a attainable finish to its invasion.
Moscow’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky informed the Interfax news company that his delegation expects the Ukrainian aspect at 10 am Istanbul time .
Source: www.anews.com.tr