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State Department: Secretary Rubio says 'concrete proposals' needed from parties in Ukraine talks
Summary
The department quoted Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the time has come for concrete proposals to end the Russia‑Ukraine conflict and warned the U.S. may step back as mediator if there is no progress.
At a State Department briefing, the spokesperson said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him that “we are now at a time where concrete proposals need to be delivered by the two parties on how to end this conflict.” The statement framed the United States’ role in talks over the Russia‑Ukraine war as contingent on the parties producing proposals.
Nut graff: the comment signals a shift from diplomatic facilitation toward a demand for tangible offers from both sides. The spokesperson added that “how we proceed from here is a decision that belongs now to the president.”
The spokesperson declined to discuss details of U.S. negotiation options or to speculate about outcomes, saying it is “harmful to get ahead of what our experts” and that speculation “increases fear and confusion.” When asked whether there was a timeline, the spokesperson reiterated the secretary’s language and said only that if “there is not progress, we will step back as mediators of the process.”
The department also declined to comment on specific bilateral follow‑up conversations, saying there was “nothing that I can report as of this moment” about planned conversations between the secretary and his Ukrainian or European counterparts.
Reporters pressed the spokesperson about which elements proposals should contain; the spokesperson said the objective is a “complete, durable ceasefire and an end to the conflict,” distinguishing that from short ceremonial pauses.
The remarks were made during a question‑and‑answer segment following the secretary’s 100‑day summary.
