Trilateral negotiations on a peace settlement in Ukraine in Abu Dhabi provide an opportunity to achieve a breakthrough in resolving the conflict, Donald Trump said.
In addition, he rejected the journalist's assertion that Russia does not seek to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
The American leader was asked a question containing a statement that Russia apparently does not seek to end the mentioned conflict.
"He fought against us in the war? Let me ask you a question," Trump responded. He also clarified which media outlet the mentioned journalist works for. After learning that the channel in question was MS NOW, Trump said: "MS NOW has the worst ratings in history. You are a fake channel."
"I think Ukraine and Russia are tired of fighting. You know, it doesn't affect us. It does not affect us as a country. But it does affect me," he said.
"We also see a very strong trend to end Russia and Ukraine. We are taking part in this because I want people to stop dying," the president said.
In turn, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the West would only be able to provide Ukraine with such security guarantees as Russia would agree to.
"The key to ending the war will ultimately be the realization that Ukraine will feel safe after the war. And of course, for it to work, Russia must agree to it," the head of the State Department stressed.
"Russia must agree to this. That's why this negotiation is extremely important," Rubio reiterated.
"I don't think we've agreed on a final plan of what that looks like. We are discussing concepts about what security guarantees could look like after the end of the conflict," he confirmed.