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Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days: Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery,
he told reporters during a refueling stop in Ireland as he flew from Saudi Arabia to Canada I would imagine that in any negotiation, if we get there hopefully with the Russians, that they will raise the European sanctions that have been imposed upon them,
What he said is they should become the 51st state from an economic standpoint,
It is not a meeting about how we’re going to take over Canada,
If their response is no, it would be highly unfortunate, and it’d make their intentions clear,
There’s no way to have an enduring peace without the deterrence piece being a part of it,
They expressed a willingness under the right circumstances, which they did not define, to bring an end to this conflict,
That’s not what we’re going to discuss at the G7, and that’s not what we’re going to be discussing in our trip here,
I can assure you this: We will not be providing military aid to the Russians,
Rubio reiterated his statement about not providing Moscow military aid before the meeting with Ukraine in Jeddah when he said ... according to the U.S. State Department's transcript of his remarks to the press on March 10. We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities,
Rubio said during a stop in Ireland on his way back to Washington Ukraine wants their long term security,
There is no military solution to this conflict,
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 US President Donald Trump Every day that goes by, this war continues, people die, people are bombed, people are hurt on both sides of this conflict,
Today, we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable and accounts for their interests, their security, their ability to prosper as a nation,
We'll take this offer now to the Russians and hope that they'll say 'yes,' that they'll say 'yes' to peace,
the secretary of state continued The ball is now in [Russia's] court."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security adviser Michael Waltz left the meeting in the coastal city of Jeddah with a clear message Don't rush to put on rose-tinted spectacles,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on Tuesday at the Higher School of Economics, according to Reuters However, the success of the talks will depend on concrete political commitments, whether the two sides can address frustrations over delays in military aid and intelligence sharing, or political shifts in Washington. A real diplomatic breakthrough depends on Russia’s willingness to negotiate the return of occupied territory, as well as Ukraine’s strategic goals for its broader relationship with Europe and NATO,
We are working to establish a just and sustainable peace three years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine."
In a post on Telegram, accompanied by photos of the meeting, Yermak said