US Rubio: We need to determine whether it’s possible to end the war in Ukraine

• We need to determine whether it’s possible to end the war in Ukraine.
• Talking about a matter of days to make that clear.
• If not possible, the President will possibly say “we’re done”.
• We need to determine quickly whether it’s doable.
• If not possible, we have other priorities.
• Had positive meetings on Thursday.
• Hope to hear back from Ukrainians soon.
• If it’s not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on.
• There are a lot of other things going on in the world.
• We recognise Ukraine wants to feel it will be able to defend itself.
• We want to avoid thousands of people dying in the next year.
• If both sides are serious about peace, then we want to help, otherwise we will move on.
• We recognise European states have a stake in this.
• If peace in Ukraine is not about to happen, we need to know now.
• Spoke to Russia’s Lavrov on Thursday.
• Wanted Russia to know France and UK were constructive.

This reads like an ultimatum. The US either closes a peace deal soon, or it will abandon the mission.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.