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Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,
Rubio told reporters, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, after more than eight hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
When the agreements come into force, during these 30 days of 'silence,' we will have time to prepare with our partners at the level of working documents all the aspects for reliable peace and long-term security,
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I hope it'll be over the next few days,
he told reporters at a White House event to promote his close adviser Elon Musk's Tesla car companyEvery day that goes by, this war continues, people die, people are bombed, people are hurt on both sides of this conflict,
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What I have to do is build a strong country,
the president said Sunday in an interview with Fox’s Maria Bartiromo
This is an important moment for peace in Ukraine and we now all need to redouble our efforts to get to a lasting and secure peace as soon as possible
he said
If they say no then we'll, unfortunately, know what the impediment is to peace here,
Rubio said of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022
We've gone from if the war is going to end to how the war is going to end,
Waltz told reporters alongside RubioToday we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations,
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters after around nine hours of talks in an ornate hotel in Jeddah
Russia needs to say, very clearly, they want peace or not, they want to end this war, which they started, or no,
Yermak told reportersWe’re going to tell them this is what’s on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking. And now it’ll be up to them to say yes or no,
he said
The Ukrainian delegation today made something very clear: that they share President Trump’s vision for peace.”
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz addedBut those [security guarantees] appear to be missing at the moment. Perhaps that’s something that can be discussed, although we know that Donald Trump is really, really against that idea of explicit security guarantees for Ukraine,
he saidRussia is open for peace efforts, for peace settlement around Ukraine, and we actually prefer to reach our goals through peaceful and diplomatic means."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the report, saying
We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
he added
This is an additional signal to Putin that he should also be interested in a ceasefire in the air,
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There are no (peace) negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here."
Asked whether the overnight drone attack could derail peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov saidIt is absolutely impossible to talk about positions yet,
he saidThe EU is ready to play its full part, together with its partners, in the upcoming peace negotiations,
von der Leyen stressed
We had massive losses during this war, and we don’t know yet how much more we’ll have,
she told The Associated Press