Rubio discussed the settlement of the conflict with the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and EU countries

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held telephone talks with the foreign ministers of Ukraine and several EU countries on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. This was announced on Monday, May 12, by the State Department.

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio today spoke with the foreign Ministers of France, Jean-Noel Barraud, Germany, Johan Vadeful, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, Great Britain, David Lammy, Ukraine, Andriy Sibiga, and the High Representative of the European Union, Kaia Callas," department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

According to her, the foreign ministers discussed ways to achieve a ceasefire and peace in Ukraine during the talks.

Taming the fire: is Kiev ready for direct negotiations with the Russian Federation

So far, the Ukrainian authorities continue to issue ultimatums, repeating threats from Europe.

On May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was offering Ukraine to resume direct talks in Istanbul on May 15. On the same day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky responded with an ultimatum — he demanded a cease-fire from May 12. US President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to accept the Russian proposal immediately, after which Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel that he would come to Turkey for talks on May 15.

On May 12, the head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that without a cease-fire, it is impossible to start negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.