Rubio says progress made on postwar security framework for Ukraine, Europe

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that progress had been made toward establishing a postwar security framework for Ukraine and Europe, as US-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine prepare to resume this week in Abu Dhabi with European participation.

Rubio said discussions on security guarantees for Ukraine and the broader European continent had advanced, although no agreement had been finalized, and expressed hope that further progress could be made during the talks scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

“The entirety of the time we’ve been talking about Russia-Ukraine, the one thing that’s repeatedly come up is the need for security guarantees. What is the postwar security infrastructure of Ukraine and more broadly of the European continent going to look like?” Rubio told reporters.