Rubio: Trump meeting HINA Putin depends on progress in ending war

Rubio has said in an interview that he has informed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of their meeting in Saudi Arabia on February 18th that there will be no “meeting until we know clearly what he will be held for.

Such meetings are not held until the “s are known any results, or are known to have achieved progress”, Rubio added.

In the talks in Riyadh, the United States and Russia have agreed to create negotiating teams to pave the way for the end of the war, launched by Russia in February 2022.

Both Trump and Putin have said they would like to hold a summit.

The “therefore I say that holding the meeting will depend on achieving any progress to end the war in Ukraine, and if we manage that meeting to seal the deal, everyone should congratulate President Trump on the ability to negotiate peace”, he has said.

Rubio made these statements as he spoke to the American journalist Catherine Harridge on the X platform once Twitter.

Trump is making efforts to end the war, although his tactics have alarmed European and Ukrainian governments, since they worry that Russia and the US can agree on an agreement that bypasss their security interests, REL reports.

On February 19th, Trump shocked Ukraine and the European allies when calling it President Voldymyr Zelensky a “dicator” and wrongly blamed Ukraine for starting the war.

The war in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls war “special military operation” to demilitarise Ukraine.

The West has responded to Russia, striking the economy of this state with severe sanctions.

As a result of the war, thousands have died, and millions of others have been displaced from their homes.