Paris – US Secretary of State Mark Rubio said on Friday that the United States could “move on” from trying to ensure security Russia-Ukraine A peaceful deal if there is no progress in the coming days. Months of the White House efforts were unable to end the fight, despite the repeated promises of President Trump before he entered the post to use his skills as a negotiator to stop the war immediately.
Rubio spoke in Paris after significant negotiations among us, Ukrainian and European officials released the outlines in the steps to peace and seemed to have made the long -awaited progress. A new meeting is expected in London next week, and Rubio suggested that it may be decisive in determining whether the Trump administration continues.
“Now we reach the point when we need to decide whether it is even or not,” Rubio told reporters after leaving. “Because if it's not, then I think we're just going to move on.”
“This is not our war,” Rubio said. “We have other priorities to focus on.” He said the US administration wants to resolve “in a matter of days”.
His remarks are severely contrasting with the position of Biden's administration, during which the secretary of state Anthony Blowen at that time prevent Shortly after the war began, Russia's self -esteem Vladimir Putin was determined to “restore the Soviet empire. Without grabbing it, he would like to restore the sphere of influence around the neighboring countries that once entered the Soviet bloc.
President of Ukrainian Valodimir Zelensky also preventincluding in Multiple interviews with CBS NewsWhat Putin intends to expand Russian borders by force and a violation of the security bonds faked of Western democracies during World War II, of which the most sensitive NATO alliance was.
“For him we are a companion of the Russian Federation. Currently, we, then Kazakhstan, then Baltic, and then Poland, then Germany. At least half of Germany,” said Zelensky CBS News “Charlie d'Agata about a year ago. NATO. “
Zelensky called the Russian invasion of the war “against democracy, against values, against the whole world,” acknowledging that some in the West can get bored of listening to this message “, but only those who are not fighting, who does not know what war is, and who has never lost their children.”
“If we do not stand hard, it will move on,” Zelensky said in an interview with 60 minutes only this month. “These are not just single speculation; the threat is true. The ultimate goal of Putin is to revive the Russian Empire and restore the territories under NATO. Considering it all, I think it can grow into a world war.”
Trump says “we have minerals” with Ukraine
Rubio's comments on Friday came a few hours after the US and Ukraine seem to have come to a long time to give us access to Big mineral resources of UkraineWhich was intertwined with the peace of President Trump.
“We have a deal with minerals,” Mr -n Trump said on Thursday, and the Minister of Economy of Ukraine said on Friday that both countries signed a memorandum on his intention before a possible complete agreement later.
The transaction, which the Minister of Economy of the Ukrainian Economy Julia Sviriden said she had signed up with the US Minister of Treasury Scott to the Important, expected to pave the way to significant investments, upgrade infrastructure and long -term cooperation.
Work in the mineral transaction stopped in February after a a controversial meeting of an oval office Between Mr. Trump, Vice President J. D. Vens and President of Ukrainian Volodzimir Zelensky. Negotiations have been resumed since then.
Rubio on dialog with Russia and Europe
Despite the obvious increase in the US impatience to peaceful efforts, Rubio called constructive talks on Thursday. “Nobody rejected anything, no one got out of the table or left.”
Rubio did not nominate Russia or Ukraine as a blocking of peaceful efforts. He said he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the outlines that arose when they performed after talking in Paris but did not say how Lavrov reacted.
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Asked about Rubio's comments on Friday, Kremlin's press -secretary Dmitry Pesko told reporters that “rather complex” negotiations were held between Russia and the United States that he did not give details, but stated that there was no direct negotiations between Mr. Trump and Russian President.
“Russia strives to resolve this conflict, providing its own interests and openly for dialogue. We continue to do it,” he said.
In his reading on the call from Rubio the Kremlin, Lavrov confirmed Moscow's “readiness” to continue working with his American colleagues to securely exclude the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis. ”
Putin and his deputies invariably claim that these root causes are Zelensky's actions and NATO's expansion to the east – Trump himself sometimes supported On the full -scale invasion of Putin, launched on February 24, 2022.
After weeks, tensions with European allies Rubio told reporters in Paris that European negotiators were useful. “UK, France and Germany can help us move the ball on it.”
During the meeting on Friday with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni in Rome Vice President J. D. Wans also spoke about current talks with Ukraine and Russia, saying that it would not be judged, but we feel optimistic that we can hope to bring this war, this very fierce war to close. “
European concern is growingHowever, Mr Trump's readiness will approach Russia. These talks were for the first time since his inauguration that higher American, Ukrainian and European officials met to discuss the end of the war that caused the most security problem in Europe after World War II.
The meetings in the future discussed the guarantees of hypothetical security for Ukraine, but Rubio would not discuss any possible role in the United States. Some Ukraine's support is considered as important for Russia to ensure that Russia does not attach again when and when a peaceful deal is reached.
Rubio and the Presidential Messenger Steve Witco helped us to bring us efforts, and Vitkof met with Putin three times, Rubio said. Several talks were held in Saudi Arabia.
Moscow effectively refused to accept the comprehensive ceasefire, which Mr. Trump pushed, and Ukraine approved. Russia has forced to dwell on the efforts to mobilize Ukraine and Western weapons, which require Ukraine, rejected by Ukraine.
Deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine continue
According to officials, Russia, meanwhile, continued a number of deadly strikes in Ukrainian cities Rockets killed at least 34 during a palm tree Celebration in the northern city of Sami.
One person was killed, and another 103 others, including eight children, were injured when Russia got to Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine, early on Friday, his mayor Ichor Terehov reported. He said he had fed “densely” ammunition four times.
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Russian drones also aimed at the bakery in SUMY, less than a week after the deadly strike to the palm tree, died by the client and injured the employee, the regional prosecutor's office said. Photos released by the agency showed the ranks of Easter pies, located in a destroyed building covered with thick dust, like a huge hole stabbed in the wall behind them and constipation on the floor.
Last Sunday's strike on Sami, resulting in mass sacrifices, became a second large -scale missile attack, which required civilian life for just over a week. About 20 people, including nine children, died on April 4, when rockets struck the hometown of Zelensky Blood.