A direct conversation between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may be the only thing that can break the logjam in the talks for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday.
Trump, Rubio told CBS News’ “Meet the Press,” has already said that he wants the talk to happen, so “hopefully that’ll be worked out soon as well.”
Trump is expected to speak by phone with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday, but the mechanics of setting up a face-to-face meeting with Putin would require “a little bit of work,” said Rubio.
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