I have to know that they want to settle. I don't know that they want to settle.
Topic · on the record
Conflict resolution
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Before I even think about [security guarantees], I want to settle the war, get it finished.
It’s time to stop this. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end the senseless war.
It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end the senseless war.
He’s got to say I want to make peace. I don’t want to fight a war any longer.
You're not going to bring [the Russians] to the table if you're calling them names, if you're being antagonistic.
Let him come back when he is ready to do peace.
It needs to be brought to an end, but it isn't going to be brought to an end with public pronouncements and maximalist demands in the public but in real diplomacy.
He’s got to say I want to make peace. I don’t want to fight a war any longer.
Some form of peacekeeping would be needed in Ukraine following any peace deal
Ultimately, one phone call does not make peace. One phone call does not solve a war as complex as this one.
Good possibility of ending that horrible, very bloody war.
The Secretary re-affirmed President Trump's commitment to finding an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
His desire to see an end of this conflict in a way that was enduring and that protected Ukrainian sovereignty
A process towards peace is not a one-meeting thing
One phone call does not make peace. One phone call does not solve a war as complex as this one.