Rubio and other Nato diplomats to meet ahead of possible Ukraine-Russia talks

US Embassy and Turkey officials greet secretary of state Marco Rubio as he arrives in Antalya, Turkey (Ozan Kose/Pool via AP)

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and his Nato counterparts meet in Turkey on Thursday to prepare a pivotal summit of alliance leaders next month that will set the course for future European security as America focuses on challenges elsewhere.

The meeting in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya comes amid a flurry of negotiations aimed at producing a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, including talks in Istanbul that Mr Rubio and president Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plan to attend on Friday.