U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out the hard truths of ending the three-and-a-half-year Ukraine-Russia war. Speaking ahead of pivotal ceasefire talks, Rubio stressed that any peace deal will require both nations to agree on security guarantees, territorial claims, and leverage shifts from ongoing battles. He warned that the longer the war drags on, the tougher it becomes to end, making an immediate ceasefire critical. With high-stakes Trump-Putin meeting looming, the question remains — can Ukraine and Russia find common ground before the window for peace closes?