Rubio suggested the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

U S Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented Friday that the U S may be ready to move on from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days Speaking in Paris after a marathon day of landmark talks among U S Ukrainian and European leaders Rubio stated the discussions had been constructive and produced an outline for measures toward peace French representatives commented a new meeting in the same format is expected in London in the coming days Rubio revealed he could join that meeting and it s expected early in the week We are not reaching a point where we need to decide whether this is even viable or not Rubio explained reporters upon departure After weeks of efforts by the Trump administration to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have failed to bring an end to the fighting Rubio commented the U S administration wants to decide in a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next scant weeks news hours ago Ukraine says it has signed the outline of a minerals deal with the U S Russia-Ukraine War Mar Trump says he's very angry' and pissed off' at Putin during NBC News interview France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its guard the first time since President Donald Trump s inauguration that top American Ukrainian and European authorities are known to have met together to discuss an end to the war The meetings came as European concerns grow about Trump s readiness to draw closer to Russia Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff have helped lead U S efforts to seek peace Several rounds of negotiations have been held in Saudi Arabia Witkoff has met three times with Putin Rubio commented Moscow has effectively refused to accept a comprehensive ceasefire that Trump has pushed and Ukraine has endorsed Russia has made it conditional on a halt in Ukraine s mobilization efforts and Western arms supplies which are demands rejected by Ukraine