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Trump, Putin meeting depends on progress toward ending Ukraine war, says Rubio
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Posted on February 21, 2025
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Posted on February 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Rubio states that a Trump-Putin meeting depends on progress in resolving the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing the need for diplomatic outcomes.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending the war in Ukraine," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.
Rubio said he discussed such a meeting when he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, telling Lavrov and Russian officials: "There isn't going to be a meeting until we know what the meeting is going to be about."
"You don't generally have these meetings until you know some outcome or some progress has been made," Rubio told journalist Catherine Herridge in an interview broadcast on X.
"So I think when that meeting happens will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending the war in Ukraine, and if we can, and that meeting is what seals the deal, I think everybody should celebrate that President Trump is a peacemaker," he said.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Kanishka Singh in Washington)
Rubio stated that a possible meeting between Trump and Putin will largely depend on progress made toward ending the war in Ukraine.
Rubio discussed the potential meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Rubio emphasized that meetings like this typically happen only when some progress or outcome has been achieved regarding the Ukraine conflict.
Rubio made his comments during an interview broadcast on X, highlighting the importance of resolving the Ukraine war before any meeting takes place.
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