Rubio First Reaction On US-Russia Talks On Ukraine Peace Deal, Reveals ‘Next Step’ After Lavrov Meet
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I have reason to believe that the American side has started to better understand our position,
the Russian foreign minister said
We not only listened, but also heard each other,
he saidBut President Trump is in a position – that he campaigned on – to initiate a process that could bring about an end to this conflict, and from that could emerge some very positive things for the United States, for Europe, for Ukraine, for the world,
the secretary said
For us to be able to continue to move down this road, we need to have diplomatic facilities that are operating and functioning normally,
Rubio saidUkraine and Europe – in the broad sense, including the European Union, Turkey and the United Kingdom – must be involved in discussions and the development of necessary security guarantees together with the United States, as these decisions shape the future of our part of the world,
he said in an address following a meeting with Turkish President Reccep Erdoğan on TuesdayNo one is being sidelined here."
Rubio responded to questions regarding concerns that the EU and Ukraine are being abandoned by the Trump administration and saidThe only leader in the world who can make this happen, who can even bring people together to begin to talk about it in a serious way is President Trump,
the secretary of state said
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To achieve this, Russia must end its aggression, and this
Macron said in a statementI asked [U.S. Secretary of State Marco] Rubio and [White House National Security Adviser Mike] Waltz what this means — they told me it’s fake,
Lavrov said
I haven’t seen this information, I haven’t seen this news,
Lavrov told reporters when asked about the alleged proposal after the Russian delegation’s nearly five-hour-long talks with U.S. negotiators in RiyadhWe seek a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine. To achieve this, Russia must end its aggression, and this must be accompanied by strong and credible security guarantees for the Ukrainians,
France’s President Emmanuel Macron posted on X a day after he hosted European leaders in Paris
When it comes to the reconstruction of Ukraine and Ukrainian membership at the European Union, this will be for Ukrainians and Europeans to decide.”
However, Lieven saidEven though Scholz has written this conversation off as premature, it needs to be had, to understand what Europe’s goals are,
Giles told Al JazeeraNothing has emerged from the public statements from the Paris meeting that shows Europe is any closer to proposing, let alone implementing, anything,
Keir Giles, a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House, told Al JazeeraThe world is holding its breath as the meeting between these high-ranking officials in Riyadh has started,
Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova said, ... adding that
No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine … Europe must have a seat at the table when decisions about Europe are being made,
Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference this weekend
They fear a similar outcome as per Trump’s messaging on Gaza – he simply does not care,
Ash said, referring to Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza after displacing Palestinians, which would amount to ethnic cleansing and a war crime
A dictated peace will therefore never find our support,
said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the weekend after Trump’s unilateral overture to Putin on WednesdayThe settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as improving Russia-US bilateral relations – which have hit rock bottom – are on the agenda,
she said, reporting from MoscowIf our diplomatic channels are broken, it will be hard to engage,
Rubio said,