US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated he doesn’t consider that the negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul will result in any breakthrough.

Supply: Rubio talking to reporters on Thursday 15 Could in Antalya after a casual assembly of NATO overseas ministers, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Rubio confirmed that representatives from the US and Türkiye will participate within the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, which has despatched a "lower-level group".

Quote: "However I need to be frank: We don’t have excessive expectations for what is going to occur tomorrow. Frankly, at this level, I feel it’s abundantly clear that the one approach we're going to have a breakthrough right here is between President Trump and President Putin." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Particulars: Rubio stated he believes Putin is able to discuss to Trump and to "decide as soon as and for all if there's a path ahead and what that path is".

The secretary of state additionally highlighted the extent of the Russian delegation, which in his phrases "is just not indicative of 1 that's going to result in a serious breakthrough".

"I frankly don’t consider that we're going to have a breakthrough right here till President Trump sits face-to-face with President Putin and determines what his intentions are transferring ahead," he stated, including that he believes Trump shares this evaluation.

Background:

• Zelenskyy travelled to Ankara in anticipation of the arrival of Russian chief Vladimir Putin. However Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov introduced that Putin wouldn’t journey to Istanbul for negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation.
• As a substitute, Russia despatched a low-level delegation headed by Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky.
• Regardless of this, Zelenskyy determined to ship a Ukrainian delegation led by Umierov to the talks in Istanbul.

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