The US and sanctions against Russia: Russian banks may be reconnected to SWIFT. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the potential reconnection of Russian banks to the SWIFT international banking system will depend on future actions by Russian authorities. Commenting o... #MarcoRubio #MaritimeTruce #PeaceTalks #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ScottBessent #SWIFT
US senators are urging the Trump administration to utilize frozen Russian assets to exert pressure on Moscow. In the US, a bipartisan group of senators has called on President Donald Trump’s administration to convince the US’ European allies to confiscate over $300B in frozen Russian assets to ass... #DonaldTrump #LindseyGraham #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #RichardBlumenthal #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation
The US has outlined two stages for ending the war in Ukraine and the terms of a peace agreement. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, this involves a ceasefire followed by a transition to negotiations. “Nobody is saying that the second part will be easy, but we can’t even b... #CeasefirePlan #Donbas #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #NatoMembership #PeaceAgreement #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #TerritorialConcessions #WarEnding
The US continued negotiations with Russia over the weekend and announced new details for Monday. On a March 15 phone conversation, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the US’ military operations against the Houthis and ongoing peace talks ... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #Putin #SergeiLavrov #SteveWitkoff
Ukraine and the US will meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss peace. Today, March 10, President Zelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia to speak with the Saudi Arabian prince. Additionally, a meeting between US and Ukrainian delegations to discuss peace matters and a potential c... #AndriiSybiha #AndriyYermak #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #MineralAgreement #PeaceTalks #SaudiArabia #SteveWitkoff #Zelenskyy
The US State Department has acknowledged that the war in Ukraine has evolved into a “proxy war” between the US and Russia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized the war in Ukraine as a “proxy war” between the US and Russia. “President Trump perceives the war in Ukraine as a protracted conflict,... #AndriyYermak #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
US and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on February 27 and held six-hour talks. The stated goal of these discussions is to restore embassy operations. Over years of confrontation, the US and Russia have limited staffing at each other’s embassies and closed several consulate... #Embassy #Istanbul #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #RussiaUS
The US State Department is working to release additional funds for Ukraine. Senior officials at the State Department are preparing a list of further exemptions to the foreign aid freeze for Ukraine that could allow it access to some economic and security assistance currently ... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #StateDepartmentUS #USAID #USaidforUkraine
How have the negotiations between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia concluded? Representatives of the US State Department reported that during the talks, the parties agreed to: Establish a consultation mechanism to address shortcomings in bilateral relations between the US and R... #Geopolitics #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #SaudiArabia #SergeiLavrov #WarEnding
US and Russian representatives arrived in Saudi Arabia to begin preparations for the Trump-Putin meeting. According to CNN, a meeting between senior US and Russian officials is scheduled for February 18. The US delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House National Security Advisor Mike ... #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #SaudiArabia #SergeiLavrov #SteveWitkoff #YuriUshakov
The US will urge the EU and NATO to play a more active role in supporting Ukraine. On February 12, a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine Defense (Ramstein) took place under Britain’s chairmanship, and additional official meetings are currently ongoing, during which Pentago... #KeithKellogg #MarcoRubio #NATO #PeacekeepingMission #PeteHegseth #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
US Secretary of State will lead USAID; Trump promises to end questionable project funding. President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the acting administrator of the USAID and has pledged to eliminate questionable project funding. “As an interim measure to ... #DonaldTrump #InternationalAid #MarcoRubio #USAID #WhiteHouse
Marco Rubio: The war has reached a stalemate, and neither side will accomplish its ultimate goal, but the US will continue to support Ukraine. Neither Ukraine nor Russia will achieve their best-case scenario in ending their conflict; both sides will need to make concessions, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He added that both parties ... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
US State Department: We want to end the war against Ukraine so that it does not happen again; Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Donald Trump’s promise to end the war will become an official priority of US foreign policy. “We do not want the conflict to end and then resume... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The Senate approves the new US Secretary of State; Rubio says that Ukraine and Russia must both agree to concessions to end the war. A few hours after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate confirmed Marco Rubio for the post of US Secretary of State. He becomes the first Cabinet official of the new administratio... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The war in Ukraine must end: Ukraine and the US should be prepared for concessions. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said it’s “unrealistic to believe” that Ukraine can push Russian forces back to where they were before the 2022 inv... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The Trump administration may soon try to convene negotiations on Ukraine. According to The Telegraph, the next US presidential administration may try to convene negotiations on Ukraine in the near future. When exactly will depend on the willingness of Putin and President Ze... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Trump is gathering his new team, and none are pro-Ukrainian. US President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. The senator has recently supported Trump’s narratives on international issues, particularly c... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #MikeWaltz #Washington #WhiteHouse
