Ending war between Russia and Ukraine is possible only if both sides are ready to compromise, - US Secretary of State Rubio
Achieving peace is a priority for President Donald Trump's administration, but the process will be difficult and will require significant concessions from both sides.
According to Censor.NET, citing CNN, Mark Rubio said this during a conversation with journalists immediately after his confirmation as US Secretary of State.
"We want the war to end. That’s pretty clear. You saw the President talked about, he wants to be a president that promotes peace and ends conflicts, and it’ll be complicated as well. Those are complicated things. I don’t — couldn’t put a time frame on it, other than to say that anytime you bring an end to a conflict between two sides, neither of whom can achieve their maximum goals, each side is going to have to give up something," Rubio said
"We want the war to end. This is quite clear. You saw what the president said, he wants to be a president who promotes peace and ends conflicts, and that will also be difficult. These are complicated things. I don't want to and can't put a time frame on it, except that any time you try to end a conflict between two sides, neither of which can achieve their maximum goals, each side is going to have to give something up," Rubio said.
However, he refused to name what Ukraine should give up. He also said that he "cannot set a time frame".
"We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves talking about negotiations, and what these negotiations at this level, with these sorts of stakes, are best conducted through diplomacy, and, you know, not in public forums. And obviously the countries involved, both the Russians and the Ukrainians, will have, they’ll have to make ultimate decisions about what they’re what they agreed to," Rubio said.
He added that he "cannot set a time frame".
"It’ll be a top priority the president, so it’ll almost immediately. In fact, some of that’s already begun. You would hope that some of the groundwork has already been laid but it’ll be complex," the new US Secretary of State added.
Rubio stressed that Russia is the aggressor in this war and insisted on the need to end it.
"Russia is the aggressor in this conflict, but this war needs to end. And ultimately, that’s the complexity of foreign policy," he said
Earlier, Rubio said that a significant number of sanctions have been imposed on Russia. They can become an important element of negotiations to end the war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine.
