India, May 12 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the US position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains to end the fighting and reach an 'immediate ceasefire'.

Speaking on the call between Rubio and Lammy, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said: "The Secretary reaffirmed the U.S. position on the Russia-Ukraine war: our top priority remains bringing an end to the fighting and an immediate ceasefire."

Elaborating on Rubio's discussion with the German leader, Bruce said: "With respect to Ukraine, they discussed the meeting between the Chancellor, President Macron, Prime Minister Starmer, Prime Minister Tusk and President Zelenskyy in Kyiv and our shar...