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If they say no, then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here,
the former Florida senator said of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbor in February 2022 We've gone from if the war is going to end to how the war is going to end,
Waltz told reporters alongside Rubio The American side understands our arguments, perceives our proposals, and I want to thank President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams,
Zelenskyy said in his evening address Russia needs to say, very clearly, they want peace or not; they want to end this war, which they started, or no,
I know we have a big meeting with Russia tomorrow, and some great conversations hopefully will ensue,
And hopefully we’ll – we’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes, that they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
I want to personally thank – we both want to thank – the team in Saudi Arabia, his majesty, for hosting us, for making this possible. They’ve been instrumental in this process and we’re very grateful to them for hosting us here today,
In his remarks to the press along with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after their talks with high ranking Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday, Rubio said ... he said Kyiv also expressed appreciation for Riyadh’s efforts in hosting talks between Ukraine and the United States. In addition, the Ukranian side also expressed gratitude for the humanitarian and development aid provided by the Kingdom to Ukraine.”
Ukraine wants their long term security,
There is no military solution to this conflict,
We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities,
Reuters quoted Rubio as saying during a stop in Ireland after US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia 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,
It would be strange and out of character if Russia were to agree to the current proposition without presenting additional demands,
If past performance is any guide, those demands will be backed by the US,
He said that his unit and many like him right the way along that 1,300km [808 miles] front line in the east and south of Ukraine relied on American intelligence gathering for around 90 percent of the intelligence work that is done,
The US support which was withdrawn in order to force Ukraine into agreeing to the outline of the ceasefire was significant,
Keir Giles, a senior consulting fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank, told Al Jazeera Without the US military aid, Ukrainian forces will gradually lose combat capability. My guess is that the Ukrainians can hold out for two to four months before their lines buckle and the Russians break through,
Mark Cancian, a former US Marine Corps colonel and a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Al Jazeera at the time I will talk to my Russian counterpart in the coming days.”
Waltz, the national security adviser, also told a press conference after the discussion in Jeddah If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine.”
In a Fox News interview that aired on March 3, Vice President JD Vance said
