US secretary of state confirms to NATO secretary general that US ready to abandon peace efforts in Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a phone call that the United States is prepared to withdraw from its mediating efforts to establish peace in Ukraine if a clear path to peace does not emerge soon.

Source: US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Bruce reported that Rubio had informed Rutte about the peace proposal that was presented on Thursday to the Ukrainian delegation in Paris and to Russian officials by phone.

Quote: "The Secretary expressed President Trump’s and the United States’ hopes that this proposal will be accepted and will lead to a durable and lasting peace in Ukraine. The Secretary stressed, while our nation has been committed to helping end the war, if a clear path to peace does not emerge soon, the United States will step back from efforts to broker peace." 

Background:

• Rubio said that the US is ready to abandon efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine if no progress is seen "in a matter of days".
• US President Donald Trump also confirmed that he may give up attempts to broker a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia in the absence of progress, although he did not specify the conditions under which this would happen.

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