U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone conversation, discussing 'Syria, Gaza and the war in Ukraine,' according to a Turkish diplomatic source cited by Reuters. The report states that Fidan emphasized to Rubio 'the importance of lifting American sanctions on Syria,' and the two 'exchanged viewpoints' regarding negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. This comes ahead of the expected meeting on Thursday in Ankara between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.