State Secretary Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that the mineral deal, sought by president Donald Trumpis “not the most important topic about the agenda” for the meeting that was agreed with the Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
‘I would not prefer whether we have one tomorrow Minerals deal“He told reporters on board a flight to Saudi Arabia.” It is an important topic, but it is not the most important topic on the agenda.
“The deal of the minerals is on the table that is still being worked on – it is not necessarily part of this conversation,” he said, and noted that Tuesday’s meeting in Jeddah can be considered successful even without concluding such an agreement.
State Secretary Marco Rubio speaks with the media in his military plane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi -Arabia, March 10, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty images)
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“It is certainly a deal that the president wants to see, but it doesn’t necessarily have to happen tomorrow,” Rubio added.
The Ukrainian delegation has been established on Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office, Andrii Sybiha, Foreign Minister, Pavlo Palisa, Colonel of Armed Forces of Ukraine and an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy, as well as a meeting of the peaceful peace, but also in March.
Rubio will meet the delegation in the city of Jeddah around noon local time on Tuesday.
“The important point in this meeting is to clearly determine their intentions, as they now, as they are now, many times, to reach a point where peace is possible,” said Rubio, adding that he should be sure that Kyiv is willing to make a number of hard decisions, such as, like, like, like, Territory Seized by Russia, to end the three -year war.
The National Police of Ukraine said that seven people are dead and five are injured in a mortar strike east of Kiev, in Makariv. (National Police of Ukraine)
“Both parties must come to a household name,” he said. “The Russians cannot conquer everywhere in Ukraine, and it will of course be very difficult for Ukraine, in every reasonable period, to force the Russians to go all the way back to where they were in 2014. So the only solution for this war is diplomacy and getting a table where that is possible.
“Then we will have to determine how far they are from the Russian position, which we don’t know yet. And once you understand where both parties are really, it gives you an idea of ​​how big the gap is and how difficult it will be,” Rubio explained. “I hope it will be a positive interaction in those rows.”
State Secretary Marco Rubio greets Well-Wishers on arrival on King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on March 10, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty images)
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Steve Witkoff, special envoy for the East who has increasingly been involved in the conversations about Ukraine and Russia, Fox News ‘Dana Perino told’ America’s Newsroom ‘on Monday morning, that the Trump administration’ went a long way ‘to’ limit the differences with Moskou and for the negotiating -although it did not go into the negotiation with Moskou.
Witkoff suggereerde dat de betrekkingen met Oekraïne opnieuw begonnen te verbeteren nadat Zelenskyy Trump een brief had gestuurd waarin hij zich verontschuldigde voor de Oval Office Exchange die eind vorige maand zuur ging nadat hij weigerde een minerale deal te ondertekenen en de Trump -administratie boos had gemaakt – wat resulteerde in een reeks van een reeks van een reeks van een reeks van een reeks van een reeks van een reeks van A series of a series explosive outbursts On live TV.
Although it is unlikely that a mineral deal will be reached this week, according to Rubio he said that he hopes that with a successful encounter in Jeddah he can guarantee the resumption of help to Ukraine, although he would not be detailed if this would include the defensive help that the Trump -administration did, despite Russia, despite Russia’s, it would be the best of the administration, despite Russia’s, it would be the best of the administration, although the Bombardyte -administration, the Bombardement, it would do it, the Bombardage, it would do it, it would do it, it would do it, it would do it, although the trump -administration, it would do, the trump administration, it would do it, it would do it, the trump administration, although the trump -administration administration, Intelligence Who also stopped the US following the Oval Office confrontation.
“The break in help in general is something that I hope we can solve,” said Rubio. “I think what will happen tomorrow, the key will be.”
Trump and Zensky were involved in an oval office screaming game. (Fox News)
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Rubio also said that Russia will see its own consequences if it does not agree to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine, including additional sanctions.
“It should be clear to everyone that the United States have aids available to also impose costs on the Russian side of this comparison,” said Rubio. “But we hope it won’t come up with that.
“What we hope is that both parties realize that this is not a conflict that can end in military means,” he added.
On Friday, in a placement on the Truth Social PlatformTrump endangered Russia with “large -scale bank sanctions, sanctions and rates”, until a cease -the fire and peace scheme are reached.
