Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine would have to make concessions over land that Russia had taken since 2014 as part of any agreement to end the war.

Mr. Rubio spoke as he was flying to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for talks with senior Ukrainian officials, and 10 days after a contentious White House meeting between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. The Trump administration halted military aid to Ukraine after the blowup, which centered on Mr. Trump’s refusal to include any security guarantees in a proposed deal involving Ukraine’s natural resources.

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  • @taanegl
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    104 hours ago

    Okay. Us Europeans want to cede Florida.

    Come on now, Rubio. You’re the one who opened up your big mouth.

      • @taanegl
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        33 hours ago

        The actual deterrent here being that Putin realizes he has to govern Florida and backs off Ukraine entirely.