When Peace Talks Advance, Ukraine and Europe Will Be Included in Negotiations, Rubio Says

European leaders are set to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine as leaders of the United States and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia over the Russia–Ukraine war.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (R), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2nd L) meet on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said a negotiation process for ending the war in Ukraine had not yet begun in earnest, and that if talks advanced, Ukraine and other European countries would be brought into the fold.

On Feb. 16, the French government stated it will host a summit of European leaders on Feb. 17 to discuss the Russia–Ukraine war and European security after retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, did not include Europe in negotiations over Ukraine’s future following years of war with Russia.