Trump-Putin meeting depends on progress in ending war in Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State

He said this in an interview with journalist Catherine Herridge.

Rubio stated that he discussed such a meeting during his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia. According to him, he told Lavrov and Russian officials: "There isn't going to be a meeting until we know what the meeting is going to be about."

"You don't generally have these meetings until you know some outcome or some progress has been made. So I think when that meeting happens will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending the war in Ukraine, and if we can, and that meeting is what seals the deal, I think everybody should celebrate that President Trump is a peacemaker," Rubio said.

• Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia has "never refused" the negotiation process with Ukraine and Europe.