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Trump will walk away from Ukraine talks in days if Moscow and Kyiv aren’t serious about peace, warns Rubio
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Trump will walk away from Ukraine talks in days if Moscow and Kyiv aren’t serious about peace, warns Rubio

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart The United States will do whatever it takes to get peace in Ukraine as long as “either side or both” actually engage in the process, but as things stand now America will “move on” within days if there are no signs of progress. Neither Ukraine or Russia are engaging in the peace process properly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Friday morning as he boarded his flight back to the U.S., saying if there isn’t a breakthrough in the peace process within days the United States would disengage. The United States is not willing to attend endless unproductive meetings, and meetings for the sake of having meetings, Rubio told press on the tarmac in barely-veiled criticism of both Moscow and Kyiv. He said: “We came here yesterday to begin to talk abou...
Ukraine ready to accept 30-day cease-fire as U.S. agrees to resume military aid
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Ukraine ready to accept 30-day cease-fire as U.S. agrees to resume military aid

By  James Lynch | National Review Ukraine has agreed to enter into a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, Kyiv and Washington announced Tuesday after a summit in Saudi Arabia that also saw the U.S. agree to resume providing military aid and intelligence to the war-torn nation. “Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,”  the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement released by the State Department. “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.” The diplomatic breakthrough came Tuesday during talks between U.S. national se...