{"id":2408700,"date":"2025-03-02T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T21:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-cant-say-peace-is-possible-between-ukraine-russia\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T21:06:43","slug":"rubio-cant-say-peace-is-possible-between-ukraine-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-cant-say-peace-is-possible-between-ukraine-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio can&#8217;t say &#8216;peace is possible&#8217; between Ukraine, Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-cant-say-peace-is-possible-between-ukraine-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses comments made<\/a> by Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Rubio \u2064criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s calls for security guarantees in the context \u200bof negotiating peace with Russia, arguing that a genuine dialogue \u2062with Russian President\u200b Vladimir Putin is essential to explore\u200d possible resolutions to the conflict. He emphasized that the war has\u200b reached \u2062a point where\u200d it is indeed\u200b crucial \u200dto understand Russia&#8217;s demands to determine if \u200cpeace is achievable, noting that ther has been no interaction\u2062 with Russia for three years.Rubio highlighted the urgency of negotiating despite the complexities and historical tensions, while\u2062 also recognizing the considerable human\u200c cost of the conflict, with both Russian and Ukrainian casualties reportedly in the hundreds of thousands. the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-false-promises-of-the-sexual-revolution-created-a-new-religion\/\" title=\"How The False Promises Of The Sexual Revolution Created A New Religion\">article portrays<\/a> a critical\u2063 view of the current diplomatic efforts and the challenging landscape of international relations surrounding the war.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Marco Rubio can&rsquo;t say &lsquo;peace is possible&rsquo; between Ukraine and Russia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024448\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a> mocked Ukrainian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>&lsquo;s demands for security guarantees when peace with Russia is still not guaranteed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ukraine just passed its third-year anniversary since Russia invaded and war broke out. While Zelensky has maintained control of its capital, Kyiv, Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vladimir-Putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> claims to have annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions in the south and east of Ukraine since September 2022.&nbsp;Rubio explained that speaking to Putin, after not a single European ally or former President Joe Biden was able to, is the way to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one here is claiming Vladimir&nbsp;Putin is going to get the Nobel&nbsp;Peace Prize this year or that he should be the&nbsp;man of the year at the&nbsp;Humanitarian Association.&nbsp;What we&rsquo;re arguing is he has a&nbsp;very large country.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re in full war footing.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re cranking out weapons now&nbsp;at a war-footing pace, and we&nbsp;need to figure out, is there way&nbsp;to get them to stop the war?&rdquo; Rubio said on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>.&nbsp;&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the goal here.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s that simple.&nbsp;Can we try to sit with them and&nbsp;figure out whether there&rsquo;s&nbsp;anything &mdash; what are the&nbsp;Russians&rsquo; demands?&nbsp;Under what conditions would the&nbsp;Russians be willing to stop this&nbsp;war?&nbsp;As we said, we don&rsquo;t know what&nbsp;those are, because we haven&rsquo;t&nbsp;talked to them in three years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;We don&#8217;t even know if peace is possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends efforts to bring Russia to the negotiating table, arguing that diplomacy is the only way to end the war in Ukraine.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/naPDhqKTJy\">https:\/\/t.co\/naPDhqKTJy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ugTvDelMSD\">pic.twitter.com\/ugTvDelMSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1896205482387239396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A recent tense meeting between Zelensky and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> created confusion about Putin&rsquo;s role in the war. Zelensky attempted to negotiate with Trump on security guarantees while in Washington, D.C., earlier this week and insisted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-responds-to-january-6-committee-meeting-request-rejects-legitimacy-of-investigation\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan Responds to January 6 Committee Meeting Request, Rejects Legitimacy of Investigation\">meeting happen<\/a> in front of the media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-way-to-stand-with-ukraine-is-to-push-for-compromise\/\" title=\"The Best Way To &#039;Stand With ...&#039; Is To Push For Compromise\">security guarantees &#038;mdash<\/a>; which&nbsp;I actually like to call&nbsp;deterrents &mdash; is all contingent&nbsp;upon there being a peace.&nbsp;Everybody is saying security&nbsp;guarantees to secure the peace.&nbsp;You first have to have a peace.&nbsp;We don&rsquo;t even know if the peace&nbsp;is possible,&rdquo; Rubio said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re trying to get Putin to a&nbsp;negotiating table.&nbsp;Everybody knows the history&nbsp;here, the back and forth.&nbsp;We understand that.&nbsp;We all understand that, but the&nbsp;question now is, can we get them&nbsp;to a table to negotiate?&nbsp;That&rsquo;s our goal.&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t do anything to disrupt&nbsp;that, and that&rsquo;s what Zelenksy did, unfortunately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334571\/jets-confront-civilian-planes-mar-a-lago-restricted-airspace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JETS SCRAMBLE TO CONFRONT CIVILIAN PLANES IN MAR-A-LAGO&rsquo;S RESTRICTED AIRSPACE\">JETS SCRAMBLE TO CONFRONT CIVILIAN PLANES IN MAR-A-LAGO&rsquo;S RESTRICTED AIRSPACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the president, he is also &ldquo;in serious discussions with President Vladimir&nbsp;Putin&nbsp;of Russia concerning the ending of the War, and also major Economic Development transactions which will take place between the United States and Russia. Talks are proceeding very well!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russian casualties are approaching 1 million dead, while Trump has suggested 700,000 Ukrainian troops are also dead. However, Zelensky claims the Ukrainian death toll is 43,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024448\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024448\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio doubts &#8216;peace is possible&#8217; between Ukraine and Russia, criticizing Zelensky&#8217;s security guarantee demands amid ongoing conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2408701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Marco-Rubio-66tt661.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42102,4228,5438,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2408700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-geopolitical-tensions","tag-peace","tag-rubio","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Marco-Rubio-66tt661.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408704,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408700\/revisions\/2408704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}