In a striking shift in tone, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has hinted that Washington may soon abandon its efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, should the ongoing negotiations fail to show tangible progress in the near term. Rubio’s comments, delivered to reporters on April 18 following a high-level meeting in Paris, mark one of the clearest signals yet that the Biden administration may be reaching the limits of its patience in pursuing a diplomatic solution to the drawn-out conflict.

The gathering in Paris included officials from Ukraine, France, Britain, and Germany, forming part of a broader Western initiative to explore the feasibility of a ceasefire and eventual peace agreement. While Rubio described the talks as “constructive and helpful,” he made it clear that the White House is growing increasingly wary of prolonging a negotiation process that appears to lack a credible pathway to resolution.

Rubio emphasized the urgency of the current moment, suggesting that a decision on the future of US involvement in peace efforts could be made within days. “We need to figure out here, now, within a matter of days, whether this is doable in the short term, because if it’s not, then I think we’re just going to move on,” he stated, underscoring a tone of conditional commitment. “This isn’t going to go on forever.”

Although Rubio declined to offer specifics on the contents of the negotiations, he alluded to a “broad........

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