US President Donald Trump on Sunday reposted a message on Truth Social social media in which it was stated that Ukraine must be ready to give up part of its territory to Russia, and also a warning that refusal could result in even greater losses for Ukraine in the future.
"Ukraine must be willing to lose some territory to Russia otherwise the longer the war goes on they will keep losing even more land!", the post on the Truth Social said.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that US officials discussed security details for Ukraine with the national security advisers of multiple European countries on Saturday, adding that the aim would be to build in details that could ultimately be presented to Russia as part of a peace agreement.
Rubio told Fox News that the talks between Trump and Putin on Friday had narrowed the number of key issues, which include drawing borders and military alliances for Ukraine as well as security guarantees. "There's a lot of work that remains," Rubio added.
According to sources news agency Reuters reported that Trump and Putin discussed proposals for Russia to relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine ceding a swathe of fortified land in the east and freezing the front lines elsewhere.
Rubio said Russia and Ukraine would not be able to get everything they want.
“If one side gets everything they want, that's not a peace deal. It's called surrender, and I don't think this is a war that's going to end anytime soon on the basis of surrender,” Rubio told CNN.
*With Agency Inputs
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