“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that if there is no progress in negotiations with Russia in the near future, the Senate would adopt a new bill on sanctions against the Russian Federation. Source: Rubio in an interview with CBS News Details: During an interview, the journalist asked Rubio if Russia was intentionally delayed.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Rubio in an interview with CBS News
Details: During the interview, the journalist asked Rubio if Russia was intentionally delayed. The Secretary of State noted that the United States is trying to find out whether the Russian side is seriously adjusted to the termination of hostilities.
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According to him, at a recent meeting in Turkey, the delegation of Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange proposals for ceasefire. The United States expect these documents to contain “realistic and intelligent” positions. If Russia continues to put forward unacceptable conditions, it will significantly affect Washington’s position.
“We do not want to participate in endless conversations – progress is needed,” Rubio said.
Rubio stressed that Washington’s patience has limits, and Congress is preparing for the adoption of a new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. According to him, if Russia continues to delay negotiations without demonstrating the real intention to reach a compromise, the Senate will act on its own – regardless of the white house.
The Secretary of State said that the Senate already has enough supporters of the bill on sanctions initiated by the Senator-Republican Lindsey Gramov, who will support 80 senators, which will allow to overcome possible presidential veto.
Direct Language: “The Senate will eventually work. We have been in a few weeks-somewhere six to seven-we will prove to the Russian side that this initiative is ongoing. We expect that when everything is ready, there will be about 80 co-authors in the Senate. It is a process that we cannot stop. And it is just a fact that we have warned about.”
Prehistory:
- One of Trump’s key associates in the Senate, Republican Lindsey Graham, in early May, reported that more than 70 colleagues are ready to vote for new “devastating” sanctions against Russia and giant duties against those countries that help Moscow.
- On May 16, the President of the European Commission of Ursula Ursula Der Lien said that the last actions of the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin testify to his unwillingness of peace, so it is necessary to increase the sanction pressure on him.
- On May 16, for the first time in Istanbul for the first time in Istanbul, direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place.
- According to media reports, the Russians in Istanbul demanded that US representatives did not negotiate with the Ukrainian side, and put forward a number of inadmissible conditions in Ukraine.