U.S. May ‘Move On’ From Russia/Ukraine War Negotiations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will walk away from efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine unless there’s meaningful progress in the near future. Remember when Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail he could and would end the war in “24 hours?”

Breaking News: The U.S. will abandon efforts to end the Ukraine war without meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

[image or embed] — The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM

From the New York Times:

“If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Mr. Rubio told reporters a day after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, adding that the Trump administration would decide “in a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks.”

It was not entirely clear from Mr. Rubio’s remarks whether he meant that the United States would merely abandon its effort to reach a 30-day cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, President Trump’s immediate focus, or abandon Washington’s commitments to Ukraine altogether.

Mr. Trump has put virtually no pressure on Russia to end the war and at one point claimed that Ukraine was responsible for the Russian invasion in 2022.

Speaking of his relations with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during his first term, Mr. Trump said that “I was the apple of his eye.” It is clear, not least in Kyiv, where Mr. Trump’s sympathies lie.

Putin has demanded that Ukraine cede territory that Russia has occupied and abandon its attempts to join NATO. Ukraine has rightfully rejected those terms.

TRUMP PROMISE BROKEN

Trump failed to end the war in Ukraine on day one as promised Heck, it’s nearly day 90 of Trump 2.0 and he’s failed to end the war in Ukraine And now, Rubio says they will likely abandon hopes for peace in Ukraine any time soon www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/e… [image or embed] — Larry Tenney (@larrytenney.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM