US demands progress from Russia and Ukraine - Warns of withdrawal from ceasefire mediation between the parties
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US could almost give up on efforts for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine if there is no progress in the coming days.
Speaking in Paris after a marathon day of historic talks between American, Ukrainian and European officials, Rubio said the discussions had been constructive and produced a memorandum on steps toward peace.
French officials said a new meeting in the same format is expected in London in the coming days, and Rubio said he could join that meeting.
"We're not getting to a point where we have to decide whether this is possible or not," Rubio told reporters.
After weeks of efforts by the Trump administration to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have failed to end the fighting, Rubio said the US administration will decide "within a few days whether or not this is feasible in the coming weeks."
France hosted high-level talks on Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its security. It was the first time since President Donald Trump was inaugurated that senior American, Ukrainian and European officials have met together to discuss ending the war. The meetings came as European concerns grow about Trump's willingness to get closer to Russia.
Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff have helped lead the U.S. effort to seek peace. Several rounds of negotiations have been held in Saudi Arabia. Witkoff has met with Putin three times, Rubio noted.
Moscow has refused to accept a comprehensive ceasefire that Trump has pushed for and Ukraine has supported. Russia has conditioned it on a halt to Ukraine's mobilization efforts and Western arms supplies, demands that Kiev has rejected.
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