Rubio calls Russian counterpart to discuss outcome of negotiations between Ukraine, Moscow
Marco Rubio welcomed the agreements reached on the exchange of prisoners of war and the intention of each side to prepare its own proposals outlining the conditions necessary for a ceasefire
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday (May 17, 2025) called his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to discuss the outcome of Friday’s direct negotiations between delegations of Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul.
Probably, Mr. Rubio’s call to his counterpart on Saturday indicates that both Moscow and Washington are working on an early US-Russian summit.