Rubio headed to Paris for Ukraine war talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is headed Wednesday to Paris for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, his office said.
The State Department said in a communique that Rubio is traveling with US envoy Steve Witkoff for talks with European officials on advancing President Donald Trump’s goal of ending the war triggered by the Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbor in 2022.
Trump’s push for a ceasefire in the war has yet to yield fruit, and a Russian missile strike Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Sumy that killed at least 35 people showed how the war is far from over, even as peace overtures are under way.
Witkoff said Monday, three days after holding his third meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that he himself sees a peace deal “emerging.”
The Paris talks also come as rare discussions between the United States and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program were held Saturday in Oman. Another round is scheduled for April 19, also in Oman.
