A truce between Ukraine and Russia can start in a few days - Rubio

He said this when communicating with journalists at Ireland Airport after negotiations in Saudi Arabia, writes The New York Times. "That's how we would like the world to look in a few days: no side shoots in each other - neither rockets, rockets, nor bullets, nor artillery. The shooting stops, the fighting stops, and conversations begin," Marco Rubio said.

According to the US Secretary of State, many contacts with the Russian side will take place recently, during which Washington will evaluate the Russian Federation to the truce.

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He added that in the negotiations of the Russian Federation and the United States in Saudi Arabia, on February 18, the Russians expressed their openness to the ideas of the settlement of war "they expressed their readiness in the right circumstances that they did not clarify, to put an end to this conflict," the US Secretary of State said.

According to him, the Ukrainian side wants to reconcile several issues during the talks, including the exchange of prisoners of war, the return of Russian children stolen by Russians and humanitarian aid. When asked about security guarantees for Ukraine Rubio said that restraint would be part of peace talks. "There is no way to reach a strong peace without restraint," he said.

In addition, Marco Rubio said that the mineral mining agreement will help enrich Ukraine, will not be the only factor in containment of Russian aggression. Part of the peace talks will be security guarantees from European countries, but the US Secretary of State noted that it is unclear now when European leaders are actively involved in negotiations.

"I assume that during any negotiation, if we hope, we will come to them with the Russians, they will strengthen the European sanctions imposed on them. So I think that the issue of European sanctions will be on the table, not to mention what will happen to frozen assets, etc. " Ukraine agreed to the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire during negotiations in Saudi Arabia on March 11. At the same time, the United States reported immediate resumption of intelligence and defense for Ukraine.

During a briefing at Ireland Airport on March 12, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told how the United States will monitor the armistice. According to him, the modern war is open and is easy to observe with satellite images and "eyes" directly on the front line. On March 12, Marco Rubio stated that during negotiations in Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian and American delegations spoke of territorial concessions.

On March 12, the United States President Donald Trump said that a delegation of the White House representatives is already flying to the Russian Federation with a proposal for a truce for 30 days and today telephone and personal consultations between Moscow and Washington are taking place.