Rubio First Reaction On US-Russia Talks On Ukraine Peace Deal, Reveals ‘Next Step’ After Lavrov Meet
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The Trump administration is trying to reset tense relations with Moscow,
The Wall Street Journal stated in an opinion piece while commenting on the U.S.-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia
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A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was discussed, but it is unlikely to take place next week,
foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told Russian meda
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A lasting and long-term viable resolution is impossible without a comprehensive consideration of security issues on the continent,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine. The same is true for Europe, ... Europe must be involved in the negotiations."
said Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans on social media platform XWe don’t want a peace brokered behind the scenes without our involvement,
the Ukrainian President said
The United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency,
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared during the meeting with NATO defense ministers last week, calling on Europe to assume its "own responsibility for its own security."Negotiations should not take place behind our backs,
he said, announcing the cancellation of his scheduled visit to Saudi ArabiaOur deputies will soon arrange a meeting to assess the need for removing these barriers,
he saidThe appearance of troops from NATO countries … under a foreign flag, the flag of the European Union or the national flag, is unacceptable,
he saidWe not only listened, but also heard each other,
he said
But 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 saidIt is completely premature and the completely wrong time to be having this discussion now.”
He told reporters
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In the end it is only the US that can provide the deterrence to Putin that will prevent him attacking again."
Speaking after Keir Starmer demanded a "US backstop" to guarantee Ukraine's security, he saidWe've told the US that deployment of Nato troops in Ukraine, even under other flags, is unacceptable for Russia."
He said after the first peace talk
This needs to be a permanent end to the war and not a temporary end, as we've seen in the past,
Waltz said
The key to unlock that is the end to this conflict,
he saidFinancially and militarily… we will step up." ... We want to partner with the US to deliver a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. Now is a critical moment."
She added