US has two scenarios for ending the war in Ukraine – details from Rubio
17 March 2025 08:28
Washington is considering two options to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview with CBS News, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
US plans to end the war
According to Rubio, the United States has two main scenarios – Plan A and Plan B – that can help end the conflict.
“So no one is saying it’s easy, but I want everyone to understand, this is the plan. Plan A is a ceasefire so that we can move on to Plan B, the second phase, which is to bring everybody to the table, maybe through shuttle diplomacy, to find a way to end this war for good in a way that is sustainable, that takes into account everybody’s needs, and so on,” Rubio said.
He emphasized that “no one is saying that this second part is going to be easy, but we can’t even get to that second part until we get through the first part.”
Rubio added that it is very difficult to agree on a “permanent end to the war” while the parties are shooting at each other. That’s why Donald Trump wants a ceasefire.
“This is something we are working on, assuming we can do it. It’s not going to be easy… We’re moving on to the second stage, which is to discuss something longer and more permanent. It will be difficult. It will require a lot of hard work, concessions from both sides, but it has to happen. This war cannot continue,” Rubio added.
Trump’s representative’s meeting with Putin
Rubio also spoke about the meeting between Trump’s special representative Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13.
In his opinion, the meeting was “promising.”
Russia’s position on a peaceful settlement
Meanwhile, the Russian side is putting forward its own conditions for a potential peace agreement. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, a peace agreement may include the deployment of “unarmed observers” and a “civilian mission” to Ukraine to monitor the implementation of the terms of the agreement and guarantees.
“If we talk about a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, it will, of course, have an external contour. We will demand that part of this agreement should be ironclad security guarantees,” Grushko said in an interview with Russian media.
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Negotiations between the US and Russia
on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Prime Minister’s aide Yuri Ushakov met in Saudi Arabia with an American delegation represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Vitkoff.
After the talks, the US State Department reported that the delegations agreed to “eliminate irritants” in bilateral relations and continue to work on preparing talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The two sides also agreed to appoint high-level groups for further talks on Ukraine.
Jackie Heinrich, a Fox News correspondent at the White House, reported that the United States and Russia discussed a three-stage peace plan for Ukraine, which consists of the following stages
- A ceasefire.
- Holding elections in Ukraine.
- Conclusion of a peace agreement.
on February 27, negotiations between the Americans and Russians continued in Istanbul. According to the Russian side, they discussed the normalization of diplomatic relations. The Kremlin also allegedly demanded the return of 6 properties that were seized from Russians in the United States during 2016-2018, and also proposed to resume air travel.
Trump’s proposals to Putin
According to inaccurate information from former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul(he used the word “allegedly”), Trump offered Putin (McFaul’s wording is retained)
- ukrainian territory;
- ukraine’s non-membership in NATO;
- no American soldiers in Ukraine;
- withdrawal of American soldiers from Europe, including from frontline countries;
- easing of sanctions.
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