The US and Russia agree to end the Ukraine war.

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agreed to restore staffing at their embassies in Washington and Moscow, create a high-level team for Ukraine peace talks, and explore closer relations and economic cooperation.

• The talks marked the beginning of a conversation, with more work needed in the future.

• Washington and Moscow agreed to appoint representatives for regular consultations on Ukraine.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his country’s refusal to accept any outcome from the talks.

• European allies expressed concern about being sidelined in the talks.

• Rubio and Lavrov expressed the potential for geopolitical and economic partnership with Russia.