President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he believes talks this week between the United States and Ukraine over ending the conflict with Russia will “make progress.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from March 10–12 for negotiations with Ukrainian officials aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war, according to a March 9 statement from the Department of State.
Trump flew back to Washington on Sunday and told journalists on Air Force One, “A lot of people died this week, as you know, in Ukraine, not only Ukrainians, but Russians. So, I think … we’re going to make a lot of progress, I believe, this week.”…