Marco Rubio also expresses optimism while saying ‘more work’ needed as Trump envoy set to meet Vladimir Putin. What we know on day 1,377
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Donald Trump said on Sunday there was a “good chance” of a deal to end the war in Ukraine after the latest US negotiations with Kyiv, as his special envoy prepares to travel to Russia for follow-up talks. After hours of what both sides called “productive” discussions in Florida, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said “more work” was required. A source in Kyiv’s delegation characterised the discussions as “not easy”. The talks set the stage for a visit to Moscow by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, who is expected to discuss Ukraine with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “Ukraine’s got some difficult little problems,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, referring to a corruption investigation that recently forced President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sack his chief of staff and top negotiator. “But I think that there’s a good chance we can make a deal.”
Rubio earlier told reporters that the Florida talks were “very productive” but “there’s more work to be done”. “We continue to be realistic about how difficult this is, but optimistic.”
