Rubio: «There is no guarantee that a peace agreement will be reached in a week or a month, it all depends on Ukraine and Russia»
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- Svitlana Ivanchenko
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16:49, 28 March, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: APUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Washington will work on the issue of peace talks as long as it takes. However, their success depends not only on the United States, but primarily on Ukraine and Russia.
He said this during his press conference.
Rubio stressed that he could not guarantee that peace would be achieved next week or next month, and stressed that not everything depends on the United States.
«We are trying to achieve peace. We are trying to achieve peace for as long as it takes. This does not mean that I can guarantee you that an agreement will be concluded in a week or a month. I simply cannot set a timeframe because it does not depend on us. It depends on the Russians and it depends on the Ukrainians. It also depends on our partners in Europe, who have sanctions that I think should be taken into account as part of any final agreement», the Secretary of State stressed.
According to him, there is «a lot of work» ahead with both sides, including Russia, «with whom we have not spoken for years».
The Secretary of State noted that at the current stage «more progress needs to be made at the technical level».
Earlier it was reported that the US, Ukraine and Russia had agreed at talks in Saudi Arabia to ensure safe navigation and «exclude the use of force» in the Black Sea.