'Will move on if no progress made': Trump issues ultimatum, mounts pressure on Russia, Ukraine to end conflict
PTC News Desk: US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to both Russia and Ukraine if either of the parties make it too difficult to end the conflict.
US President Donald Trump will walk away from trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
"We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I'm talking about a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks. If it is we're in. If it's not, then we have other priorities to focus on as well," Rubio said in Paris, after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders.
Rubio further asserted that Donald Trump is as much interested in brokering a deal, however he is willing to move if no signs of progress are seen within days.
The US President refused to hold responsible either Russia or Ukraine for prolonged full scale war which has triggered significant other geopolitical challenges. But he insisted that both the sides have to make progress.
“Now, if, for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say: ‘You’re foolish. You’re fools. You’re horrible people’ – and we’re going to just take a pass,” Trump said.
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