Rubio will not attend Ukraine peace talks in London

Ukraine Ceasefire Talks Collapse as Marco Rubio Pulls Out

Top diplomats from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States have postponed a high-level meeting with Ukrainian diplomats in London, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would skip the talks. The diplomats were set to discuss the framework of a U.S.-proposed ceasefire deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. The meeting’s abrupt cancellation came as a Russian drone struck a bus in the city of Marhanets, killing nine peop…

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, with his absence from the Ukraine talks in London, has dampened hopes for an early negotiated solution. The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a meeting of foreign ministers had been postponed, that it would only be discussed at advisory level. The Ukrainian government, despite pressure from Washington, wants to hold on to its positions.

Rubio Snubs Ukraine Talks After Zelensky Trashed Key Part of Trump’s Plan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly pulled out of high-stakes Ukraine peace talks in London—just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly shot down a major pillar of Donald Trump’s reported ceasefire plan. In a statement Tuesday, Rubio announced that he was canceling his plans to attend the meeting of U.S., Ukrainian and European officials in London on Wednesday, but said he would reschedule his visit to the United Kingdom “in the c…

Kyiv rejects US plan to recognise Crimea as Russian; Rubio cancels trip, London peace talks downgraded

Ukraine opposed a reported US plan to recognise Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, leading to a downgrade in peace talks and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancelling his London visit. Kyiv and European allies also rejected US proposals to ease sanctions and rule out NATO membership for Ukraine.

CNN Anchor Hits Back At Trump Spox For Lashing Out Over ‘Basic Questions’

CNN anchor Pamela Brown hit back at Trump State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce for lashing out at what Brown described as “basic questions” about the Ukraine negotiations. Talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have stalled as President Donald Trump tried to blame Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war (he didn’t) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has threatened to “move on” from the talks over the lack of progress …

Rubio skipping Ukraine talks as Zelenskyy rebuffs U.S. on Crimea - West Hawaii Today

LONDON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided Tuesday to skip the next stage of the Ukrainian ceasefire talks, while Ukraine rebuffed one of President Donald Trump’s key proposals for a deal that would halt the fighting with Russia.