{"id":174475,"date":"2025-08-17T18:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=174475"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:09:55","slug":"russia-and-ukraine-must-make-concessions-to-achieve-peace-says-rubio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/politics\/174475\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Ukraine must make concessions to achieve peace, says Rubio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trump’s position on the war in Ukraine has not changed since his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think his mind has changed at all. I think ultimately, if this whole effort doesn’t work out, then there is going to have to be additional consequences to Russia. But we’re trying to avoid that by reaching a peace agreement,” Rubio said in an appearance on ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He noted that the parties are not yet close to an agreement, but progress has been made.<\/p>\n

“We’re not at the precipice of a peace agreement. We’re not at the edge of one. But I do think progress was made,” Rubio said. “You can’t have a peace agreement unless both sides give and get. You can’t have a peace agreement unless both sides make concessions.”<\/p>\n

Rubio stated that a peace agreement cannot be reached if only one side is involved in the negotiations, and the goal of the U.S. is to bring both sides to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n

Rubio also denied reports that the United States is in favor of the cession of Ukrainian territories, emphasizing that only Ukraine can make such a decision, and they are not forcing the Ukrainian side to take that step.<\/p>\n

“If the Ukrainians don’t want to give up that territory, no one will force them. I don’t think that will be part of a peace agreement,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"