US Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened Russia on Sunday with new sanctions if the peace agreement is not reached to terminate the war in Ukraine. He said this the day before the key meeting in the White House, where US President Donald Trump will receive Ukrainian President of Volodymyr Greeny and several European allies of Ukraine on Monday.
“If we fail to reach an agreement at any point, then it will have the consequences,” Rubio said for the American NBC television station. He stated that this is not only the consequences of the continuation of the war, but also in the form of the continuation of the already imposed and potentially new sanctions against Russia.
NBC presenter recalled that US President Donald Trump informed European leaders after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Putin demands control of the Donetsk area, which the Russian army controls only partially; It also calls for Russian to become an official language in Ukraine and also wants to negotiate the Orthodox Church.
When asked by the moderator or the US they accepted everything “Putin put on the table” Rubio replied that “The United States is not in a position to accept or reject anything, because ultimately it is in the Ukrainians. They are they with whom Russia has to conclude peace, Ukraine with Russia. ”
According to Rubia, some concepts and designs were discussed that Ukrainians could support at the White House meeting. He said he did not want to talk about details in the media, but these are issues that “have the potential of a breakthrough and progress”. “We will discuss all these things because we need to find areas in which we make progress and (we must (we must) try to start reducing the gap between the two parties ” War conflict in Ukraine, added Rubio.
He stated that in order to make a peace agreement, “there are things that Russia wants and which cannot be obtained, and there are things that Ukraine wants and does not receive. Both sides will have to give up something … so it is just. ”
At the same time, Rubio recalled that Ukraine is a sovereign country that has the right to conclude security alliances with other states to prevent the invasion and endanger its security in the future. “This is not an unreasonable request“Rubio added. However, he also pointed out that the topics of the discussion will include territorial issues.” There are areas that Russia holds and who will have to give up, “he added.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he has made “great progress” in relations with Russia. In a brief contribution on the Truth Social network the day before the meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European Allies in the White House, he wrote: “Great progress in relations with Russia. Watch the development!”
Russia’s willingness to proceed with some concessions was admitted in an interview for the NBC and Rubio, but he added that Že “One thing is what you say you could be willing to consider, the other thing is your willingness to really do it.”
