Rubio says US ready to ‘move on’ within days if no progress made on Russia-Ukraine peace deal

UkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyyspokeabouthisrelationshipwiththeTrumpadministrationaftertheirOvalOfficemeetinginFebruary. SecretaryofStateMarcoRubioindicatedthatitneedstobedeterminedwithindayswhetherachievingapeacedealbetweenRussiaandUkraineis“doableintheshortterm,”warningthathethinkstheU.S.will“moveon”ifitisnotachievable. Rubiosaidthatifitis“notpossible,”hethinksPresidentDonaldTrumpis“probablyatapointwherehe’sgonnasay,‘Well,we’redone.'” ButRubionotedthattheU.S.willhelpifeitherorbothsidesare“seriousaboutpeace.” REPUBLICANUSESGEORGEWASHINGTON,AMERICANREVOLUTIONTOREJECTNOTIONUKRAINESHOULDSURRENDERTORUSSIA U.S.SecretaryofStateMarcoRubiolooksonuponhisarrivalattheQuaid’Orsay,France’sMinisterofForeignAffairsbeforeabilateralmeetingwithhisFrenchcounterpartinParisonApril17,2025. (JULIENDEROSA/POOL/AFPviaGettyImages