Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks during the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump is seeking a definitive end to the Russia-Ukraine war after the US’ top diplomat met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

The meeting comes ahead of planned trilateral talks in Geneva, Switzerland, as the Trump administration weighs its next steps in the nearly four-year conflict.

Rubio also highlighted a series of meetings with Nordic leaders during the conference, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on defense spending, Arctic security and energy cooperation. The meetings came a few weeks after Trump said he reached a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with the NATO secretary general.

Rubio wrote that he met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb “to thank Finland for pushing our Allies on defense spending commitments. The United States values Finland as a strategic partner in NATO and the Nordics,”

He added in a separate post that he met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and “discussed Norway’s vital role in Arctic security and the strategic importance of Greenland. We look forward to partnering with Norway on supply chain security, including on critical minerals.”