The United States will decide in the coming days if they will remain involved in peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The information was confirmed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said on Friday (18) that the government of President Donald Trump will end the diplomatic efforts if there is no concrete progress.
“If we are too far from a solution, the president is ready to say that it is over,” Rubio told reporters after meeting in Paris with European and Ukrainian leaders.
The conversations in the French capital, and were attended by US representatives, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ukraine. According to Rubio, European involvement was constructive and a new round of negotiations is scheduled for next week in London.
The resumption of dialogue occurs after months of impasse. Trump has intensified the pressure for an agreement since February, when he returned to dialogue directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin and charged the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a more flexible posture. Although Ukraine has signaled openness to a temporary ceasefire, Kremlin continues to impose conditions, such as the assignment of occupied territories and the abandonment of Ukrainian interest in NATO-demands that Kyiv rejects.
Rubio stressed that the US does not intend to indefinitely prolong negotiations. “We will not continue to travel the world and hold meetings without advances,” he said. “We want to know in a matter of days, not weeks, if peace is viable.”
Despite the impasse, Rubio described the meetings in Paris as “very positive.” He avoided commenting on possible impacts of an American withdrawal on military support to Ukraine and did not reveal the terms proposed by Washington.
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On Thursday (17), for sharing mineral and energy resources-a demand from Trump, which sees in partnership a form of compensation for billions of dollars in military aid sent to Kyiv.
Rubio stressed that if the dialogue does not advance, Washington should prioritize other issues. “If it is not possible, we will move on with other topics equally or more important for the US,” he concluded.
(com New York Times e Financial Times)
