Rubio: The end of the Ukrainian war must be permanent, not temporary

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today (Tuesday) after meeting his Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia, saying Washington was calling for a permanent end to the Ukraine war, not a temporary interruption.

Rubio, who went to Saudi Arabia to negotiate about the end of the Ukrainian war and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said, “This must be a permanent end to the war, not a temporary interruption that we have seen similar in the past.”

The US Secretary of State, stressing that there was still a long way to go before such an agreement, said that the first step in today’s matches in Riyadh was taken and was very important.

Rubio also responded to a question about the possibility of a territorial concession by the parties to the war, saying that he did not intend to talk about the conditions of the parties before the talks began, but confirmed that discussions would be raised about land concessions and security guarantees.

“The second step is to have a high -ranking team, including experts, technical issues to start interacting with each other to achieve the framework of a plan to end the conflict,” he said.

“Russia is an integral part of these efforts,” Rubio said, adding that Washington will consult with Ukraine and its European allies.

Rubio went on to say that the next step in Washington -Moscow relations is to ensure the activities of their diplomatic delegations.

“The next step is to collaborate through our diplomatic teams to make sure our diplomatic committees are capable of operating,” he said.

Asked if Russia and the US will reopen the consulates, he said, “This is one of the topics of our dialogue. Finally, we will not talk about these issues in the public arena. We have channels to do this. “

The US Secretary of State said that the Russians’ statements at today’s summit reflect Moscow’s serious determination to end the war, saying the United States did not intend to remove Ukraine and European countries from the process of negotiations and decision -making for Ukraine.

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