US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cancelled his participation in a gathering with European leaders on the Russo-Ukrainian struggle on the final minute.

Supply: Monetary Instances, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The so-called Berlin-format assembly happened on the sidelines of the Munich Safety Convention with leaders of European international locations, the EU, NATO and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

It was anticipated that Rubio would be part of the discussions, however he cancelled his participation on the final minute as a result of "scheduling conflicts".

"The secretary received't be attending the Berlin Format assembly on Ukraine given the variety of conferences he has occurring on the identical time. He's partaking on Russia-Ukraine in lots of his conferences right here in Munich," a US official mentioned.

One European official described the state of affairs to the Monetary Instances as "insane" whereas one other politician said that "the assembly lacked substance" with out Rubio's participation.

Background:

• Earlier than the Munich Safety Convention, Rubio had mentioned that he would possibly meet Zelenskyy.
• Rubio can also be scheduled to talk on the convention on Saturday and expressed hope that his message there can be "nicely acquired".

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