Rubio: We don't know whether Russia is serious about ending war, but we'll see
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the United States does not know how serious Russia is about the negotiations to settle its war against Ukraine but will continue to test this.
Source: Rubio speaking at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), responding to a question from MSC Chair Wolfgang Ischinger, as reported by European Pravda
Details: In the context of the negotiations to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine, Rubio noted that the range of issues to be resolved has narrowed, but he said the hardest questions to answer remain.
Quote: "We don't know if the Russians are serious about ending the war – they say they are – and under what terms they are willing to do it, and whether we can find terms that are acceptable to Ukraine that Russia will always agree to. However, we're going to continue to test it."
Details: Rubio believes the US has made progress in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
"I don't think anybody in this room would be against a negotiated settlement to this war, so long as the conditions are just and sustainable. And that's what we aim to achieve, but we're going to continue to try to achieve it even as all these other things continue to happen on the sanctions front and so forth," Rubio noted.
Background:
- A new round of talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia will take place in Geneva on 17-18 February.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists that the US has proposed ending Russia's war against Ukraine by the summer, as later it will have another priority – the congressional elections.
- US President Donald Trump has stated that Zelenskyy has to "move" and reach a deal to end the war.
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