Rubio: Trump-Putin meeting ‘only way’ to end war in Ukraine

A meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is the “only way” to move forward with talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday. Rubio’s remarks come as a highly anticipated meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey was downgraded and moved to Friday, after Putin assigned low-level officials to conduct the talks.Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security adviser, said he does not have high expectations for the direct Russia-Ukraine talks and will meet separately with a senior Ukrainian delegation. Putin initially proposed the direct talks in Turkey, while...