Rubio explained that the United States offered partners options for discussions that will be needed to end the war with which both Kyiv and Moscow “must agree.”
“Yesterday a good meeting took place, there will be good meetings on the weekend. We showed them [Украине и России] The finish line. We need them to both say yes, ”said the Secretary of State.
According to him, the Russian missile-cronon shelling of Ukraine on the night of April 24 “should remind everyone why this war should end.”
“People who were alive yesterday are not alive today, because this war continues, and the president [Трамп] He wants to stop her, ”Rubio said.
Context
On April 23, a summit of foreign ministers of Ukraine, the USA, Great Britain, Germany and France was to be held in London. The Washington Post wrote that Ukrainian and European officials at this meeting would be forced to respond to the US proposal to recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea and freeze the front line under a peace agreement. The Wall Street Journal noted with reference to sources that France and Great Britain are ready to consider this script By settlement of war in Ukraine.
The American side was to, in particular, represent Rubio, but he refused to participate in the negotiations, which is why the format of the meeting decreased. Reuters wrote that the United States refused to participate in these negotiations due to the document prepared by Ukraine, according to which Kyiv would not discuss territorial issues to the “complete and unconditional ceasefire”.
On April 24, Bloomberg, citing sources, wrote that the United States will demand from Russia to abandon the demilitarization of Ukraine as part of a peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow.
On the same day, Trump said that he was very pressing against Russia and she proposed “stopping the capture of the whole country.” He called this “assignment”.
