“This whole narrative that we are trying to impose something on Ukraine is stupid. We cannot force it. There will be no peace deal if Ukraine does not agree to it. But there will also be no peace deal if the Russian Federation does not agree to it,” said the head of American diplomacy.
According to him, Washington is “trying to understand” the Russian position, “understands” the Ukrainian one, and is trying to find out whether they can coincide.
“Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe it will happen next month. Maybe it won't be ready for several months… It may not be possible. I hope it is possible and could happen this month before the end of the year,” Rubio said.
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The delegations of Ukraine and the USA have already held a series of rounds of negotiations on a “peace plan” for resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war. In parallel, the American side is discussing the same issue with the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with Bloomberg on December 8, said that elements of the US plan require further discussion regarding a number of “sensitive issues”, in particular regarding territorial issues and security guarantees for Ukraine.
December 10 Trump had a “tense” telephone conversation with the leaders of France, Germany and Great Britain, urging them to put pressure on Zelensky to agree to the terms of the “peace plan,” WSJ reported. Same day Ukraine transferred to the American side, a framework document for a peace plan consisting of 20 main points, the president reported.
