— I think there's a reason for cautious optimism. But on the another hand, we inactive see a hard and complex situation," Rubio said during a brief press briefing after the G7 abroad Ministers Summit in Charlevoix, Canada.
The Secretary of State indicated that both parties would gotta make concessions, but refused to speculate on what they might include. On Thursday, president Donald Trump said that during talks with Ukraine, the issue of territory that Ukraine will gotta give, as well as the future occupied by the Russians of the Zaporosia Atomic Power Plant was discussed in detail. In a Thursday interview with Fox News, National safety Advisor Mike Waltz agreed with station writer Sean Hannit that the final agreement would imply the surrender of Russia to Donbas "or areas densely populated by people from Russia", as well as the exclusion of Ukraine's membership of NATO.
"It's hard to negociate peace erstwhile shooting"
— You're not incorrect about any of this. And what is important, we discuss all these issues with both sides,” Waltz replied. However, Rubio said that in order for the final agreement to be negotiated, the fight must first stop.
— We believe it is very hard to negociate peace while there are inactive shootings and attacks. So we focus on what we can do to halt it as much as possible," said the head of diplomacy of the United States.
Rubio stated that the final message from the summit was "very strong", although it did not mention or condemn Russian aggression due to US pressure. On the another hand, there was confirmation of "the unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and the right to exist, as well as its freedom, sovereignty and independence". It besides mentions further sanctions and strengthening support for Ukraine if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire.
When asked about the United States' relation with Canada, Rubio repeatedly refused to answer the question whether Trump's words about joining the United States should be taken seriously. He simply claimed that president Trump, speaking of joining Canada, "presented arguments for which it would be more advantageous for Canada to join the United States from an economical perspective."
He besides claimed that US duties were not hostile but an effort to ‘reset’ trade relations and make them more equitable. He added that erstwhile the US introduces the announced duties to "establish reciprocity in trade", then bilateral negotiations on trade could be held.
