WASHINGTON, DC—The top US and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) the “next steps” to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv’s
WASHINGTON, DC—The top US and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday the “next steps” to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv’s allies agreed to exert pressure on Moscow.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a call on Saturday, “discussed next steps,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. But Rubio and Lavrov also “agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia,” Bruce added.At those talks, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told some 26 fellow leaders that they should focus on how to strengthen Ukraine, protect any ceasefire and keep up the pressure on Moscow.“Putin is trying to delay — saying there must be a painstaking study before a ceasefire can take place,” he added.
“This is a moment of truth because if Russia does not sincerely commit to peace, President Trump will toughen sanctions and retaliation, and so that will completely change the dynamic,” Macron told French regional papers in an interview posted late Saturday. But Zelenskyy warned that Russia wanted to achieve a “stronger position” militarily ahead of any ceasefire, more than three years since it invaded Ukraine.Starmer and Macron have said they are willing to put British and French troops on the ground in Ukraine, but it is not clear if other countries are keen on doing the same.But Macron said Saturday: “If Ukraine asks allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or not.
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