Rubio teases details of potential Trump, Putin in-person meeting after Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks stall

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Vatican could host Ukraine-Russia peace talks, but no venue has been set for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Meanwhile, Rubio — who attended Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in Rome on Sunday — said the Vatican has offered to host a direct meeting between Ukraine, Russia and possibly other parties.  Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace. 

"Obviously, the Vatican has made a very generous offer to host anything — by the way, not just a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin, but any meeting, including at a technical level, you know — any meetings that need to be hosted, they've expressed a willingness to do so. So it's a very generous offer that may be taken up on," Rubio told CBS' "Face the Nation" in an interview that was recorded on Saturday. "I mean, it would be a site that all parties would feel comfortable. So hopefully we'll get to that stage where talks are happening on a regular basis, and that the Vatican will have the opportunity to be one of the options."