Istanbul: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Istanbul on Friday morning to attend peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine as hosted by Trkiye. At Istanbul Airport, Rubio and his delegation were received by Istanbul Consul General Julie A. Eadeh and other officials at 9.30 am (0630GMT).
According to Anadolu Agency, the delegation led by Rubio will attend the Trkiye-US-Ukraine trilateral meeting at 10.45 am (0745GMT) at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Presidential Working Office. A series of meetings in various formats is planned, including trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine, and Trkiye as well as Russia, Ukraine, and Trkiye, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
Taking part in the meetings will be Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, a US delegation headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Ukrainian delegation headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and a Russian delegation headed by Vladimir Medinsky, an advisor to President Vladimir Putin. Rubio also stated that the US delegation would meet with a high-level delegation from Ukraine and take part in the Russia-Ukraine negotiations.