Washington has given Moscow time to make Progress in Peace Talks, but Patience is Running-Out, Sanctions Decisions are already underway, states U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R). According to Him, the Trump (R) Administration had previously asked the Senate to give it some time to see if Progress would be made in the Peace Talks.
The Head of the State Department noted that for Six to Seven weeks now, the White House has quite clearly made the Russian side understand that this Initiative, the Imposition of Sanctions is moving forward. “We've been communicating to the Russian side that this effort was being undertaken. That we anticipated that when all was said and done, it would have close to 80 cosponsors in the Senate, and I imagine a comparable percentage of support in the House, that was an effort we couldn't stop and don't control, that ultimately, Congress and particularly the Republicans in the House and Senate, have tried to give the President space and time to negotiate something here,” Rubio said.
“But we've advised the Russians repeatedly now for almost two months that this was coming if no progress was made. So I think that's just coming to fruition now. And it's one of the things that I confirmed, again, being with Lindsey Graham this week in Turkey, is they're now up to 77. He thinks they could get close to 80 or more. And that's just a fact, and something we've told the Russians about for weeks was coming,” the Secretary of State noted.
On Friday, May 16th, Ukraine-Russia Talks on Ending the War took place in Istanbul. These Talks were proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin instead of the comprehensive 30-day Ceasefire suggested by Ukraine, the EU, and the U.S.
Putin Refused to Attend the Negotiations In-Person and sent a Delegation. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy initially announced their Intention to Attend, but ultimately Declined and sent their Delegations and Representatives instead.
The Negotiations in Istanbul lasted no more than an Hour, and Ended almost without Results. The Russian side continued to Apply Pressure and put forward Demands similar to those from Spring 2022:
- To Recognize Four Regions and Crimea as Russian.
- To Grant Ukraine a Neutral Status.
- To Abandon Demands for Reparations from Russia.
- To Protect the Rights of Russian Speakers according to European Standards.
The only Agreed point was to Conduct a Prisoner Exchange on a 1000-for-1000 basis.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Confirmed that the Russian Delegation presented Unacceptable Demands, that do Not Align with Ukraine’s Interests.
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