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On the recordMarch 9, 2025
They’ve suffered greatly, and their people have suffered greatly, and it’s hard in the aftermath of something like that to even talk about concessions, but that’s the only way this is going to end, to prevent more suffering.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Rubio acknowledges Ukraine's suffering while stressing the need for concessions to end the war.

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