Top US Officials Pull Out of Russia-Ukraine Truce Talks in London

London talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, BBC reported.

The meeting on Wednesday will instead take place among senior officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US, while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will host a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Trump's Ukraine envoy, Gen Keith Kellogg, is attending the talks instead of Witkoff and Rubio, who referred to Wednesday's talks as "technical meetings".
The US secretary of state will instead focus on talks in Moscow this week, as the pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war quickens.
 

There is growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its invasion along current front lines in return for significant concessions.
However, there is little clarity about where the latest talks are heading or whether they will succeed.