Rubio and Ruta discussed Ukrainian settlement.

Rubio and Ruta discussed Ukrainian settlement.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and security in the Black Sea in a telephone conversation, the State Department reported. "The Secretary of State and the Secretary General discussed security issues in the Black Sea, ongoing efforts to facilitate a negotiated settlement (of the conflict - IF) between Russia and Ukraine," the statement said.