Fri Apr 18 07:45:11 UTC 2025: ## US May Abandon Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress Made Soon
**Paris, France** – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the United States may abandon efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine if significant progress isn’t achieved in the coming days. Following a series of high-level talks in Paris involving U.S., Ukrainian, and European officials, Rubio stated that while the discussions were constructive and yielded a preliminary framework for peace, a decision on the feasibility of a deal will be made within days.
The meetings in Paris, the first such gathering of top American, Ukrainian, and European officials since President Trump’s inauguration, aimed to address growing European concerns about the Trump administration’s perceived closeness to Russia. The talks follow weeks of unsuccessful negotiations spearheaded by the Trump administration and envoys Rubio and Steve Witkoff, including multiple meetings between Witkoff and Russian President Putin in Saudi Arabia.
Russia’s refusal to accept a comprehensive ceasefire, conditional on a halt to Ukrainian mobilization and Western arms supplies, has been a major stumbling block. Ukraine rejects these conditions. Further talks are planned for London early next week, with Rubio possibly attending. The looming decision underscores the increasing urgency and uncertainty surrounding the ongoing conflict.
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