US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed that US President Donald Trump has waited six months and has not seen progress on the issue of a peaceful settlement of the russian-Ukrainian war. He noted that the American President has many options for action, including tariffs and sanctions. He stressed that Trump "will not wait forever" for a step by russia on peace.
He said this on Fox Radio, quoted by the US Department of State.
Rubio noted that Trump has waited more than six months and has made efforts to peacefully resolve the russian war in Ukraine, but the US has not seen any progress on this issue.
He added that Trump is most concerned about "great phone calls" followed by news of the bombing of another city, including those far from the front lines.
"So at some point he has to make a decision about how much to continue to make efforts to achieve a ceasefire if one of the parties is not interested in it," Rubio stressed.
According to the US Secretary of State, Trump has many options for action, including tariffs on the secondary sale of russian oil, banking sanctions.
"Again, I think our hope is to avoid this and find a way to stop the fighting. We believe that this is the best way forward, but we are open to other options. But the best way forward is to stop the fighting and start negotiations. However, at least in our opinion, there has not been a sincere interest on the part of russia to achieve this goal," he said.
Rubio added: "So we will continue to be ready and willing to engage in something like this if the opportunity arises. But obviously the President is not going to wait forever."
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, US President Donald Trump said that Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is planning a visit to russia.
Meanwhile, the US stressed in the UN Security Council that Trump "made it clear" that he wants to conclude an agreement to end russia's war against Ukraine by August 8.
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