Washington – Secretary of State Mark Rubio said that “we have long ways” before starting any potential peace talks with Russia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, adding that “nothing has been finalized” regarding “about” relative “relative” Possible future meetings Between us and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.
“We are ready to follow the benefits of the president and start exploring ways when these opportunities present themselves to start the process to peace,” Rubio said on “Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday.
Last week, Mr. Trump said he had a “prolonged and high -performance phone call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and announced that Rubio manages and other members of his national security team to “immediately” start negotiations to stop the war in Russia with Ukraine. Mr. Trump also talked to the President of Ukrainian Volodimir Zelensky.
Rubio by speaking from Israel where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On Sunday, he goes to Saudi Arabia at the next stage of his current trip abroad. Rubio noted that his trip was planned before Mr. Trump's calls with Putin and Zelensky. He will be joined by national security advisor Mike Waltz and Steve Witco, Messenger of Mr Trump in the Middle East.
The Secretary of State said that Putin “expressed interest in peace” during a call with Mr. Trump, which, he said, made it clear: “His desire to see the end of this conflict in the way that held and guarded Ukrainian sovereignty.”
Asked if he believes that Putin is ready to agree and impose concessions to end the fighting, Rubio said that the call should take actions, and that “the next few weeks and days will determine whether it will be serious or not” .
“One phone call does not decide the war as difficult as this one,” Rubio said. “But I can tell you that Donald Trump is the only leader in the world who can potentially start this process.”
Rubio who is too met with Zelenskyy At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, he said “we'll see what would happen in the next few days.” He said that if there is an opportunity “at any time” start creating a hole for a wider conversation “after the war, he” study it “.
“The process of peace is not a one-off thing. This war is going on for a while,” Rubio said. “It is difficult, it was difficult, it was expensive. Therefore, it would not just end such a conflict, and there are other parties that go for it and about it.”
The comments come as Lieutenant General Keith Keith Kealo, the US and Russia's special envoy that will participate in any potential peace talks, noted that there will be parallel traces of negotiations, with different parties to the conversation with Russia and Ukraine separately. This perspective was irrespective of Ukrainian and European officials who are afraid to freeze negotiations between the US and Russia.
Asked about his role in this process, Rubio said: “There is no process now,” adding that he would speak to “find out what the process might look like.”
“It's a little premature,” Rubio continued, saying that there was no “serious conversation”.
The Secretary of State noted that if the real negotiations begin, Ukraine must be involved, as well as European countries, adding that “we're just not there.”