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US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress ‘within a matter of days,’ Rubio says

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By Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter

 

Summary

  • Rubio says US needs to decide ‘in a matter of days’
  • Warning comes amid some progress in Ukraine talks
  • Diplomats say his comments reflect frustration with Russia
  • Trump had promised to end war on first day in office
PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
“We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I’m talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks,” Rubio said in Paris after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders.
“If it’s not possible, if we’re so far apart that this is not going to happen, then I think the president is probably at a point where he’s going to say, ‘well, we’re done’.”
Three European diplomatic sources told Reuters Rubio’s comments, which coincided with signs of some progress in U.S. talks with Ukraine, reflected growing frustration in the White House over Russian intransigence to end the war…

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