US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts 'within days' if no progress made, Rubio warns

[In It to Win It]

If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, the United States needs to abandon its efforts within “days” and move on, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.

“We need to determine very quickly now, and I’m talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable,” he told reporters before departing Paris, where he had held high-level talks with European and Ukrainian officials.

The comments come a day after he and special envoy Steve Witkoff met with the European and Ukrainian allies as US President Donald Trump’s administration pushes for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A US-authored outline of a peace plan had received an “encouraging reception” at the talks, according to a State Department readout, which did not give details on the outline. Rubio also spoke with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and conveyed the same outline, the readout said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rubio-warns-not-possible-end-080913430.html

[RJ-MacReady]

1. what a waste of time

Such incompetence by this regime.

[C_U_L8R]

2. In other words, they're abandoning Ukraine

Who didn't see this coming. They didn't even try. And meanwhile they're making moves on Putin like Boeber in a dark theatre. Cowards and traitors.

[Botany]

4. "They didn't even try."

Sure they did with the plan of Russia getting 25% of Ukrainian territory, the U.S. taking Ukrainian
minerals, nothing happens to Putin and Russia for their war crimes, and NATO is destroyed.

Trump is a Putin puppet.

[C_U_L8R]

5. They didn't even try to be a fair broker

They just want the spoils.

[Botany]

7. Putin is evil and if you work to help evil than you too are evil.

Krasnov’s negotiations were more like a mob shakedown. Shameful.

[DetlefK]

3. He will bring peace on Day One.

Or so someone said...

[Kaleva]

6. Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire. Putin did not

[dem4decades]

8. Didn't rubio begin his career as a Russian hawk? A snake has a stronger backbone. Graham is another.

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Comparison to invertrebates would seem more appropriate. I nominate the tapeworm. nt

[Johonny]

9. Trump random policy of the moment

Has isolated America and made us weak. Now Putin is taking advantage of the fact. Morons.

[newdeal2]

10. Art of the deal: give up if you can't do it

These bastards need to be called on their lies. Either they are big and mighty or they are weak and lazy.

[doc03]

11. Zelensky won't agree to Putin's terms, so they take their ball and go home. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

12. That's probably for the best. Turn the whole thing over to responsible adults.

Europe understands what's at stake -- after all, it includes them -- and Turnip and Micro Rubio refuse to understand the facts, even when they have them all at hand.

[bluestarone]

14. I'm thinking this could be GOOD NEWS.

That way it's Zelensky will not be fighting TWO enemies at the peace talks!