Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the phone to read the latest speech as the United States tries to determine if Russia is working hard to end Russia Ukrainian War.
Rubio tells "Facing the country with Margaret Brennan" interview Aired on Sunday. "I want to read about the views he talked yesterday. They are not a complete waste of time."
The call between the top diplomats of the two countries took place the day after Moscow and Kiev held their first direct talks within three years. Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a face-to-face proposal in Turkey by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who proposed direct negotiations and instead sent a low-level delegation.
Negotiations in Istanbul on Friday broke down less than two hours after no ceasefire, although both sides agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war.
The United States and its European allies have been pushing Russia and Ukraine to end the three-year war. President Trump expressed frustration at the stalled talks and threatened to strengthen U.S. sanctions, which he will speak to Putin on Monday by phone unless progress is made on the peace deal. Mr Trump said the call will be with Zelenskyy.
When asked if Russia and Ukraine were seeking to talk to “buy time,” Rubio told Brennan, who told Brennan, who told Brennan. “We will find out soon.”
He added: "On the one hand, we are working to achieve peace and end a very bloody, expensive and destructive war. So there are certain elements of patience that need to be patient. On the other hand, we don't have time to waste. There are a lot of other things happening in the world and we need to get people's attention, too."
The Secretary of State said he believes the only way these negotiations will continue to move forward is to meet Mr. Trump and Putin in person. He said Mr. Trump has publicly proposed a one-on-one meeting.
"Setting up the mechanism for such a meeting will take some work, so I can't say that this is what we're talking about in terms of the location and dating," Rubio said. "But the president wants to do that. He wants to do it as soon as possible."
The Vatican did it “Very generous offer” Organize any peace negotiations. Rubio, who attended the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, said the Vatican would be "a place where all parties will feel comfortable".
Leo, elected The first pope of the United States on May 8at noon on the first Sunday in Ukraine, Pope Francis called for peace to the Pope. He called on all parties to do everything possible to achieve "real, just and lasting peace."