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As U.S. President Donald Trump grows increasingly frustrated with Russia refusing to end the war in Ukraine , he is the "only one who can bring the two sides together to end this war," U.
S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News anchor Kristen Welker. Trump recently offered a rare sharp criticism of Vladimir Putin after Moscow rained attacks on Kyiv, killing 12 and injuring at least 90.
Photos emerged on Saturday of Trump meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , among other dignitaries, while attending Pope Francis' funeral mass in St Peter's Square, following which he took to Truth Social to question if Russian President Putin wants to reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine , which has long crossed the three-year mark. TSA reveals 11 new carry-on items you can take at any size - see the full list Dad made friend dig own grave and kill himself after raping 6-year-old daughter Welkers asked Rubio why Trump has not imposed any sanctions on Russia despite "the frustrations he is voicing." "I think we are still hoping to see that this effort works out in diplomacy and that we can bring these two sides together.
The minute you start doing that kind of stuff, you're walking away from it — you've now doomed yourself to another two years of war, and we don't want to see it happen," Rubio said. If you can't see the video, click here . NBC: Why hasn't he imposed sanctions on Russia? @SecRubio : "The minute you start doing that kind of stuff, you're walking away from it — you've now doomed yourself to another two years of war, and we don't want to see it happen .
.. No one else is talking to both sides but us.
" pic.twitter.com/jdztJBkyQs — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 27, 2025 "No one else in the world can make something like this happen but the President," Rubio emphasized, adding, "We don't walk away from something that can actually lead to peace, but we also don't want to continue to spend time on something that's not going to get us there.
" The question is to determine if both Moscow and Kyiv want peace and examine "how close or how far apart they are after 90 days of effort" to get there, Rubio added. "There's reasons to be optimistic and reasons to be concerned," he said. After a barrage of Russian drones and missiles hit Kyiv overnight into Thursday, Trump had expressed that he was "not happy with the Russian strikes on Kyiv.
" He called it "bad timing" and said the strikes were "not necessary." On Truth Social, Trump wrote, "There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through 'Banking' or 'Secondary Sanctions?' Too many people are dying!!!" "Vladimir, STOP!" he continued.
" 5000 soldiers a week are dying . Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!" Russia blasted Kyiv overnight with missiles and drones, injuring more than 70 in what's been described as the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year. The attack came as weeks of peace negotiations appeared to be culminating without an agreement in sight and hours after Trump lashed out at Zelensky, accusing him of prolonging the “killing field” by refusing to surrender the Russia -occupied Crimea Peninsula as part of a possible deal.
The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 66 ballistic and cruise missiles, four plane-launched air-to-surface missiles, and 145 Shahed and decoy drones at Kyiv and four other regions of Ukraine . Rescue workers with flashlights scoured the charred rubble of partly collapsed homes as the blue lights of emergency vehicles lit up the dark city streets. The Russian missiles also included a North Korean ballistic missile, Reuters reported.
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