US secretary of state on ending Russia's war against Ukraine: there's Plan A and Plan B
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:58:28 +0200
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced Plan A and Plan B from the American side regarding the end of Russias war against Ukraine.
Source Rubio in an interview with CBS News Quote from Rubio This is a complex, threeyear war thats been ongoing along a very long military front, with a lot of complexity to it. So no ones claiming that its easy, but I want everyone to understand, heres the plan.
Plan A is, get the shooting to stop so that we can move to Plan B, phase two, which is have everybody at a table, maybe with some shuttle diplomacy, to figure out a way to permanently end this war in a way thats enduring and it respects everybodys needs and so forth.
No one is saying that that second part is easy, but we cant get even to that second part until we get past the first part.
Details Rubio noted that it is difficult to agree on a final end to the war while theyre shooting at each other.
That is why, Rubio added, US President Donald Trump wants a ceasefire.
Quote from Rubio Thats what were working on, assuming we can get that done.
That wont be easy in and of itself.
We move to the second phase, which is negotiating something more enduring and permanent. That will be hard.
It will involve a lot of hard work, concessions from both sides, but it has to happen.
This war cannot continue.
The president has been clear about that, and hes doing everything he can to bring it to an end.
Details Rubio called the meeting between Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on 13 March promising.
Background Witkoff stated that as part of the ceasefire talks in Ukraine, issues such as the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, access to ports and the situation in Russias Kursk Oblast must be discussed.
Witkoff believes that Washington will be able to make progress in resolving Russias war against Ukraine in the coming weeks.
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