Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes the “only way” the war in Ukraine ends is with President Trump — whom he described as a “lover of peace” — sitting across the table from Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will decide on a possible timeline for a meeting between Trump and Putin, which he described as “the only way we’re going to have a breakthrough” in the war.

Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia's delegation at peace talks on Ukraine in Turkey, said on Thursday that Moscow's aim was to secure a long-lasting peace with Kyiv by looking for common ground and removing the reasons for the conflict.