Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to ease expectations for a massive peace deal between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday.
Made by Rubio A statement during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” tells host Kirsten Welker that the deal is “not there yet.”
“We have made real progress, but the final couple’s steps on this journey have always been the most difficult,” Rubio said. “It needs to happen soon. Like I said, if it doesn’t happen, we can’t devote our time and resources to this issue.”
“Last week was about figuring out how close these aspects are, and this is close enough to deserve a continuous investment of our time as a mediator in this respect,” he added.
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Here, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, portrayed with President Donald Trump, says Russia and Ukraine are “not there yet” in a peace deal. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
Rubio argued that it was “silly” to put in a specific date or timeline where the US could withdraw from mediation, but he said this would be a “very important week.”
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“This week is going to be a very important week. We need to decide whether this is an effort we want to continue to be involved in, or if it’s time to focus on other issues that are not equally important, if not important, in some cases,” he said.
President Donald Trump has met Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelenkie since his oval office spewed out at the Vatican in February. (Ambassadors of the Vatican and the Ukrainian Ambassadors)
president Donald Trump This weekend I met Ukrainian President Voldy Milzelensky at the Vatican.
Neither Ukrainians nor White House officials have given much details about the meeting. But White House Communications Director Stephen Chen said the leader has “a very productive argument.”
Zelenskyy later tweeted that the meeting was “very iconic” and could potentially become “historic.”
Steve Witkov meets with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss peace negotiations with Ukraine. (Reuters)
This meeting will come with Zelensky and the Russian President as peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine appear to be halted. Vladimir Putin Make conflicting requests.
“A good day of consultations and meetings between Russia and Ukraine. They are very close to the deal, and both sides should meet at a very high level to “finish it.” Trump wrote the Truth War after his arrival in Rome on Saturday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov did not reveal any details about the potential negotiations in a pre-recorded interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation” aired on Sunday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia would never discuss details about the public negotiations. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool, file)
“We are truly polite people and unlike others, we never publicly discuss what is being discussed in negotiations,” Lavroff told host Margaret Brennan. “If not, negotiations are not serious. To ask someone what they think about the substance, go to Zelensky.
“Russia is always available for dialogue,” Lavrov added.
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When asked if there would be a meeting between Trump and Putin, Lavrov said the two presidents were “masters of their own destiny and their own schedule.”
Rachel Wolf of Fox News contributed to this report.
