The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, seemed to moderate the expectations of an important peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday.
Rubio made the duration of the statement in an appearance on Sunday morning in “Meet The Press” of NBC, with the host Kirsten Welker account that an agreement “is not yet there.”
“We have progressed real, but the last two steps of this trip would always be the most difficult,” Rubio said. “It must happen soon. We cannot continue, as I said, to devote time and resources to this issue if you are not going to reach Fruity.”
“The last week has been about how close these sides are really, and they are close enough for this to deserve a continuous investment of our time as a mediator in this regard,” he added.
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The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, who shows himself here with President Donald Trump, says that Russia and Ukraine “are not yet there” in a peace agreement. (Anna MoneyMaker/Getty images)
Rubio argued that it was “fool” to put a specific date or line of time on when the United States could withdraw from mediation, but said that this will be “a very critical week.”
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“That week will be a very important week in which we must determine whether it is an effort we want to continue, or if it is time to classify or focus on other problems that are equally.
President Donald Trump with face to face with Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zenskyy for the first time since his oval office splashed in February in the Vatican. (Vatican and Ukraine Ambassador to Santa Headquarters)
President Donald Trump with face to face with Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zenskyy in the Vatican this weekend.
Neith Ukranian or the White House officials cool many details about the meeting; However, White House communications director Steven Cheung said the leaders had “a very productive discussion.”
Later, Zenskyy tweeted that the meeting was “very symbolic” and could be potentially “historical.”
Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss peace negotiations with Ukraine. (Reuters)
This meeting occurs when peace conversations between Russia and Ukraine seem to be a solid, with Zenskyy and the Russian president Vladimir Putin Making competitive demands.
“One day in conversations and meetings with Russia and Ukraine. They are very close to an agreement, and the two parties should now meet, at very high levels, to” finish it. “Most of the main points are agreed.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov did not reveal any details about possible negotiations duration of a pre -recorded interview with CBS “” Face the Nation “that was broadcast on Sunday.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia never discusses details about any public negotiation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, Archive)
“We are really educated people, already a difference from others, we never discuss in public what is discussed in negotiations,” Lavrov told Margaret Brennan. “Otherwise, the negotiations are not serious. To ask for someone’s opinion regarding the substance, go to Zenskyy. He is happy to talk to anyone through the media, only with President Trump.”
“Russia is always notable for a dialogue,” Lavrov added.
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When asked if there would be a meeting between Trump and Putin, Lavrov said the two presidents are “teachers of their own destination and their own schedule.”
Rachel Wolf of Fox News contributed to this report.