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Rubio says he sees "extraordinary opportunities" for US and Russia after war ends in Ukraine

From CNN’s Jennifer Hansler and Christian Edwards

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “extraordinary opportunities” could be available for both the United States and Russia if the war in Ukraine ends.

Rubio said the US and Russia are “beginning to engage in identifying extraordinary opportunities that exist should this conflict come to an acceptable end,” following talks in Riyadh.

Rubio said there are “credible opportunities” for the US to “partner with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest and, frankly, economically.”

With regards to territory: Meanwhile, US national security adviser Mike Waltz said that the talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine will involve discussions of territory and security guarantees.

“We know just the practical reality is that there is going to be some discussion of territory and there’s going to be discussion of security guarantees. Those are just fundamental bases that will, that will undergird and underlie any type of discussion,” Waltz said after talks with Russian officials in Riyadh.

Asked whether the US would find it acceptable for Russia to retain Ukrainian territory it has annexed since launching its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Waltz said this is “to be discussed.”