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On the recordAugust 17, 2025
The point is, we need to create a scenario where that becomes possible. And that's why this has been so hard, because neither side, up to now, has been willing to give on some of these things.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Commenting on the challenges of negotiating peace in Ukraine.

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