US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy of President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, plan to visit Paris from April 16 to 18. This was reported by the press service of the US State Department. The visit will aim to conduct negotiations with European colleagues focused on advancing the Trump administration’s goals of ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and stopping the bloodshed in the region.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Goals and Directions of the Talks
According to reports, discussions during the visit will include ways to jointly promote interests in the region and seek paths to end the conflict.
“We are striving for peace and stability in Ukraine, and this visit is one of the steps in that direction,” the State Department press service reports.
Background and Previous Meetings
Earlier, Politico reported that Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff would soon visit Paris to discuss possible ways to end the war in Ukraine with the French authorities. Witkoff has previously visited Russia several times for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Rubio led the US delegation in negotiations with Russia in Riyadh.
The discussions in Paris are expected to be an important step in the diplomatic efforts of the US and Europe to find a resolution to the conflict.