Rubio says Russia-Ukraine talks at 'logjam,' Trump-Putin meeting needed for breakthrough


FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the members of press, following NATO foreign ministers' informal meeting, in Antalya, Turkey May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/Pool/File Photo

ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the only way a breakthrough will happen in the efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine would be through direct talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Moscow sent a second-tier team to talks in Turkey.

Rubio, who spoke to reporters in Antalya, said he would travel to Istanbul for meetings on Friday with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and a Ukrainian delegation, but said he did not have high expectations for the talks.

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