Ending the conflict in Ukraine “will require concessions from all sides,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting of diplomats in Riyadh. He added that Europe must be part of the negotiations.
“At some point, the European Union will have to come to the negotiating table as well, because they have also imposed sanctions,” the State Department chief said.
Speaking to The Associated Press, the secretary of state said the two sides agreed today to seek three goals: to restore staffing at their embassies in Washington and Moscow, to create a high-level team to support peace talks on Ukraine, and to explore closer cooperation and economic engagement.
“If this conflict ends in an acceptable way, there will be incredible opportunities to work with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest and also, frankly, economically on issues that will hopefully be good for peace while improving our relationship in the long term,” Rubio said.
