Trump will give up the Ukrainian peace talks on « days » without progress, warns Rubio

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President Donald Trump will give up in an attempt to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the « days » unless he sees clear signs that are possible, the US diplomat has said.

US Minister of Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington would not practice Ukraine Discuss « for weeks or months » and would focus on « other priorities » unless you soon have a breakthrough.

« If it is not possible, if we are so far apart that this will not happen, I think the president is in the stage where he says, well, we are ready, » Rubio said on Friday.

His remarks came after a day -to -day meeting on Thursday in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron, including the US delegation, including the US delegation Rubio and special ambassador Steve Witkoff, alongside Ukraine, Britain and German officials.

« We are not going to continue flying around the world and gather after the meeting after the meeting if there is no progress, » Rubio said. The United States wants to find out « in a few days, not a week » if peace is achieved, he said and added that Trump « felt » strongly « that the negotiations could not pull.

The purpose of the meeting of Paris was to launch discussions that have stopped after Trump was re -committed with Russian President Vladimir Putin in February and pressured Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate the solution. Ukraine has said it is open to a temporary ceasefire, but Russia has been delayed.

« If both sides are serious, we want to help, but if it does not happen, we will only move on to other topics that are equally important to the United States, » Rubio said.

Ukraine said on Thursday that it had signed a preliminary agreement The sharing of the US sharing mineral and energy resources, which has been a central demand for Trump, which sees it to pay back to the US billions of military support.

Such an agreement had been close to the signature in February, but then derailed the allegation between Trump and Zelensky in the oval office.

Rubio said the Paris negotiations were « very positive » and that the participation of European countries had been constructive. He added that a second meeting in London will be held in a similar form next week so that the United States can get Russian contribution and Ukraine to end it.