US State Secretary Rubio to attend Ukraine-Russia talks in Türkiye

US Secretary of State and performing Nationwide Safety Adviser Marco Rubio will journey to Türkiye, the place a possible assembly between representatives of Ukraine and Russia is scheduled for 15 Might.

Supply: NBC Information citing a senior White Home official, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: US President Donald Trump had beforehand introduced throughout a speech at a discussion board in Riyadh on Tuesday that Rubio would take part within the Istanbul negotiations.

The White Home confirmed to NBC Information that Rubio will attend the talks in Istanbul alongside US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg.

The official additionally clarified that Trump himself is not going to journey to Türkiye this week.

Background:

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned he’s scheduled to satisfy his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Thursday, but when Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin solely agrees to fly to Istanbul, he and Erdoğan are ready to journey there as an alternative.
  • Zelenskyy additionally mentioned that Ukraine’s allies ought to put together the strongest bundle of sanctions towards Russia if the Kremlin chief fails to attend the Istanbul talks to agree on a ceasefire.

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