US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts if no progress made soon, Rubio says

The US secretary of state said Washington may be ready to 'move on' if there is not progress on a peace deal in the coming days

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, 2nd left, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 3rd left, Germany national security advisor Jens Plotner, 5th left, meet with France's Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, right, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, 2nd right, French President diplomatic advisor Emmanuel Bonne, 3rd right, Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, 4th right, and UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)

Marco Rubio has hinted that the US could abandon Russia-Ukraine peace talks after a meeting in Paris on ending the war that David Lammy said underscored the “shared commitment to global security”.

The US secretary of state said Washington may be ready to “move on” if there is no progress on a peace deal in the coming days.