US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on April 17, signaling that Washington could abandon its efforts to broker peace in Ukraine if negotiations between Moscow and Kiev continue to stall. Speaking to reporters on April 18, Trump backed remarks made earlier in the day by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who suggested the White House is running out of time-and tolerance-for what he described as a “broad framework” of talks that may ultimately prove fruitless.

Trump’s comments mark the clearest indication yet that the US administration is preparing to reevaluate its diplomatic involvement in the Ukraine crisis, potentially signaling a dramatic shift from previous unconditional support for Kiev. While Trump reiterated that the US remains committed to ending the fighting, he left open the possibility that Washington may simply walk away from the process if either side proves uncooperative.

“If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say you’re foolish, you’re fools, you’re horrible people,” Trump said bluntly. “We’re going to just take a pass, but hopefully we won’t have to do that.”

The remarks underscore growing frustration within the Trump administration over the continued impasse, despite months of high-level dialogue between US and Russian officials. Since Trump took office in January, Washington has maintained backchannel contacts with Moscow in an attempt to lay the groundwork for a diplomatic settlement. While progress has been reported in some areas,........

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