Marco Rubio called the negotiations between the Russian, American and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi productive.
"It seems that the negotiations in Abu Dhabi are very productive. Of course, there is still much work ahead. We're not talking about it being resolved in 24 hours, nothing like that," he said.
"Our goal is to expand the triple format at some point. So that not only the USA, Ukraine and Russia, but also the Europeans will be directly represented at the negotiating table. I hope that will be the case. Maybe in the coming days we can make some progress in including them," said the Secretary of State.
Rubio noted that preparations for a tripartite meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are underway, and there may soon be good news in this regard.
"We believe it should be possible. And among the topics that he believes should be discussed is the state of affairs with nuclear weapons in the world. The US president believes that their distribution is very dangerous," said the foreign minister.
In fact, not everything is so simple in this meeting either. Since the Chinese don't want to discuss nuclear weapons, the Americans do. Some people see this as a "new Yalta", while the Chinese only want such a ritualistic meeting on camera to demonstrate oriental hospitality.
Therefore, it is completely unclear how everything will be conducted and what incentives will be given.
Otherwise, the meeting may worry both Ukraine and security in Europe, although China has its own interest here, which is rather more economic. But a successful meeting can push the tripartite negotiations forward. Or already a square, already with the participation of Europe. However, I was not so optimistic for now, because I think that the mere meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi would already be good news and we are fed up.