2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Sophie Huskisson)
A top member of Donald Trump's Cabinet has threatened to abandon US efforts in securing a Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress "within a matter of days". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the US may be ready to “move on” if a Russia -Ukraine peace deal cannot be agreed soon. It comes after months of negotiations between the US, Russia, Ukraine and Europe - and after Mr Trump previously claimed he could end the war in "24 hours".
Speaking in Paris after a marathon day of landmark talks among US, Ukrainian and European officials, Mr Rubio said the discussions had been constructive and produced an outline for steps toward peace. French officials said a new meeting in the same format is expected in London in the coming days, which Mr Rubio said he could join. On his departure from Paris, Mr Rubio told reporters: "We need to figure out here now, within a matter of days, whether this [peace deal] is doable in the short term, because if it's not, then I think we're just going to move on.
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