Rubio urges 'bold diplomacy' to Ukraine

14/2/2025 6:08

U.S. Secretary of State

Marco Rubio discussed "the need for bold diplomacy" to end the

Russia-Ukraine war in a call on Thursday with Ukrainian Foreign

Minister Andrii Sybiha, the State Department said.



The call comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump

discussed the war in Ukraine in phone calls with Russian

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelenskiy, in Trump's first big step toward diplomacy in a

conflict he has promised to end.



"They (Rubio and Sybiha) discussed the need for bold

diplomacy to end the war in a negotiated manner leading to a

sustainable peace," the State Department said in a statement,

adding that the U.S. top diplomat also underscored Washington's

commitment to Ukrainian independence.



Trump said on Wednesday he did not think it was practical

for Ukraine to join NATO and that it was unlikely Ukraine will

get back all of its land.



Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February

2022. It had annexed Crimea in 2014.