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Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Reveals US Decision On Continuing Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Coming In 'A Matter Of Days'
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4/18/2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with reporters on Friday about the prospects of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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I think it's important to remind everybody that the Ukraine war is a terrible thing, but it's not our war.
00:05
We didn't start it. The United States has been helping Ukraine for over the last three years, and we want it to end.
00:11
But it's not our war. I want everyone to understand that.
00:14
And the reason why I make that point is the president has spent 87 days at the highest level of his government
00:19
repeatedly taking efforts to bring this war to an end.
00:22
We are now reaching a point where we need to decide and determine whether this is even possible or not,
00:28
which is why we're engaging both sides.
00:31
As you know, Ambassador Whitcoff has had not one, not two, but three meetings with Vladimir Putin
00:35
to determine the Russian perspective on this and understand what it would take for them to end it.
00:41
We, General Kellogg, myself and others, have had repeated engagements with the Ukrainians.
00:46
So we came here yesterday to sort of begin to talk about more specific outlines of what it might take to end the war,
00:53
to try to figure out very soon, and I'm talking about a matter of days, not a matter of weeks,
00:58
whether or not this is the war that can be ended.
01:00
If it can, we're prepared to do whatever we can to facilitate that and make sure that it happens,
01:06
that it ends in a durable and just way.
01:09
If it's not possible, if we're so far apart that this is not going to happen,
01:13
then I think the president's probably at a point where he's going to say, well, we're done.
01:16
You know, we'll do what we can on the margins.
01:19
We'll be ready to help whenever you're ready to have peace.
01:22
But we're not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end.
01:27
So we need to determine very quickly now, and I'm talking about a matter of days,
01:30
whether or not this is doable over the next few weeks.
01:34
If it is, we're in.
01:36
If it's hot, then we have other priorities to focus on as well.
01:40
If it's hot, then we'll be right back.
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