Updated on: Aug 17, 2025 06:43 pm IST

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said that both Ukraine and Russia will have to make concessions to get to a peace deal.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that both Ukraine and Russia will have to make concessions to reach a peace deal.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.(REUTERS File) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.(REUTERS File)

Rubio’s statement comes amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin put a condition on ending Moscow’s war with Ukraine, saying Kyiv should hand over the eastern region of Donbas to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier ruled out giving any territory for peace.

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