Key facts
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Ukraine and Russia should focus on ending the war.
- Rubio expressed concerns about the risk of escalation and spread of the conflict.
- A Russian air strike killed one person in Kyiv overnight.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine and Russia should focus on ending the war between them. Speaking to reporters in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio noted that the US has been trying to mediate a peace deal. He expressed concerns about the risks of escalation and the spread of the conflict into other countries. Rubio's comments come after a Russian air strike killed a woman in Ukraine's Kyiv overnight, damaging a residential building and a subway station. The US has previously attempted to mediate peace talks, with President Donald Trump having clinched a diesel import deal with Russia and waived some sanctions, moves that were criticized by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.