The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, believes that achieving peace in Ukraine is only possible as a result of an agreement between Moscow and Kiev.
"The United States is not a combatant in this war. Ultimately, this is not America's war. We are doing everything we can to end this war. But it requires the consent of the fighters," he said.
"However, we will do everything possible because we see it as important. The president has made it a priority, even though we are not talking about America's war," assured the head of the foreign policy department.
He also touched on the issue of the elections in Ukraine.
"For the elections to be credible, stability is important. For example, in Ukraine there were no elections for a long time because they are involved in the war, right? Rubio said. There were no further comments from him on this matter.
Rubio wondered if Washington would be willing to formalize possible U.S. security guarantees to Ukraine in the form of an agreement.
“Potentially. But I don't know, we've already discussed this in enough detail. And as you know, agreements are no longer so easy to complete," said the US Secretary of State.
"We will continue to do what we can. You are asking me to guarantee a result. I can't do it. All we can do is facilitate the negotiations, do what we can in terms of bringing ideas to the table in the hope of reaching a solution that is diplomatic in nature. That's all we can do. And we will continue to try to do it," he said.