US needs to know if Russia is ready for peace, and Putin has to make that decision - Rubio

The US needs to know if Russia is ready for peace, and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has to make that decision. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a briefing in Brussels, adding that the United States will soon know whether the Kremlin is ready for peace, reports UNN.

We will soon know, in weeks, not months, whether Russia is ready for peace. We hope so. If so, we can end this war. The US needs to know if Russia is ready for peace, and Putin has to make that decision, Russia has to make that decision. If Ukrainians have shown their willingness to cease fire and create space for negotiations, then soon, not in six months, Russia and Putin will have to make a decision whether they are ready for peace or not. I hope they are ready,"

In addition, Rubio said that the war can be ended on terms acceptable to both sides if Ukraine and Russia agree. The US is currently in the process of finding these conditions.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said that America and Russia are talking about a complete ceasefire, because Ukraine has agreed to it, and added that it may be possible to put pressure on Russia to cease fire in the coming weeks and months.

FoxNews journalist Jackie Heinrich reported that US President Donald Trump believes that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is dragging his feet, and the administration is looking at aggressive sanctions, including the Russian "shadow fleet".