Crucial week ahead for US, Russia, and Ukraine peace talks
- This week will be critical to decide on further US efforts regarding war, - said Marco Rubio in an interview with NBC News. The Secretary of State referred to the negotiations with Russia and Ukraine regarding the end of the war.
What do you need to know?
- Marco Rubio emphasized in an interview with NBC News that the coming week will be crucial for the peace negotiations between the US, Russia, and Ukraine.
- The US has not imposed new sanctions on Russia, hoping for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
- Zelensky's meeting with Trump at the Vatican was the first since the February incident at the White House.
The coming week is expected to be "critical" for the peace negotiations between the US, Russia, and Ukraine, Rubio stated on Sunday.
- The Secretary of State, speaking to NBC News, indicated that this week would be crucial for determining whether to continue involvement in the current initiative or to shift attention to other matters that are just as important — or in some cases, even more pressing.
- There are reasons to be optimistic but there are reasons to be realistic, of course. We're close but we're not close enough, - he indicated.
Rubio also revealed why the US did not decide to impose new sanctions on Russia. - Because we still hope that efforts toward a peaceful resolution will proceed diplomatically and that we will be able to bring both sides closer together, - he emphasized.
Trump spoke with Zelensky
On Saturday at the Vatican, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump in St. Peter's Basilica. The leaders, sitting face to face, talked with each other for about 15 minutes. This was the first meeting since the incident that occurred at the White House in late February 2025.
After the conversation, Trump posted on social media, questioning Russia's stance and Vladimir Putin. "I'm starting to wonder if he really wants to end this war, or if he's just misleading me, and we'll need to treat him differently," he wrote.
