Rubio warns if it's not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to 'move on'

[riversedge]

Source: cnn




By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko and Ross Adkin CNN

Updated 4:09 AM EDT, Fri April 18, 2025



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A US-authored outline of a peace plan had received an “encouraging reception” at the talks, according to a State Department readout, which did not give details on the outline. Rubio also spoke with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and conveyed the same outline, the readout said.

Speaking Friday, Rubio said he and Witkoff had come to Paris to “begin to talk about more specific outlines of what it might take to end the war” and whether or not this is a war that can be ended.

“If it’s not possible, if we’re so far apart that this is not going to happen then I think the president is probably at a point where he’s going to say we’re done,” he said.

“It’s not our war. We didn’t start it. The United States has been helping Ukraine for the past three years and we want it to end, but it’s not our war,” he added.

“President (Trump) has spent 87 days at the highest level of this government repeatedly taking efforts to bring this war to and end. We are now reaching a point when we need to decide and determine whether this is even possible or not. Which is why we’re engaging both sides.” ..................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/europe/rubio-russia-war-in-ukraine-us-talks-intl-hnk/index.html

[riversedge]

1. ...Meanwhile, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine overnight, hitting a residential neighborhood ,,

...........Meanwhile, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine overnight, hitting a residential neighborhood of the city of Kharkiv. The strike killed one person and wounded 67 others, authorities said Friday, adding they feared more people could be trapped beneath the rubble of a damaged apartment building.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/europe/rubio-russia-war-in-ukraine-us-talks-intl-hnk/index.html

[Skittles]

2. WE NEED TO *MOVE ON* FROM TRUMP AND HIS BOOTLICKERS

FUCK YOU, RUBIO, FUCKING TRUMP WHORE

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. +100

[no_hypocrisy]

3. What, and let that Nobel Peace Prize slip from Trump's fingers

when it's soooo close?

[thomski64]

4. ..has spent 87 days mostly playing golf..

..where he also cheats and lies..

[Bread and Circuses]

5. When we defeat these fascists

Marco Rubio will receive his full reward.

[TheFarseer]

6. It's not possible to end a war?!?!

Literally every war has ended. The Hundred Years War took a while but they wrapped it up.

[Ray Bruns]

7. Stinky is once again throwing in the towel like his stupid tariffs.

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Stinky is a loser extraordinaire.

[LS_Editor]

8. Little Marco is pathetic.

History will not be kind to any of these collaborators.

[Bengus81]

9. Putin sends his love and kisses Lil' Marco..............

[Javaman]

10. robot rubio strikes again. "this is too hard. they didn't listen on day one"

the easily programed sycophant.

[Chipper Chat]

12. ROBOT RUBIO

What a great moniker

[Emrys]

11. If it means Trump and his cronies stop meddling and conflating self-centred negotiations with Russia

with "peace" negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, I don't think anyone will shed many tears.

If it means no more aid from the US, at least everyone will know where they stand. How that would square with a prospective security and minerals deal is anyone's guess.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Wow. Secretary of State raises white flag.

[mdbl]

14. Way to deflect the stupid statements of your orange boss

These people in the Dump administration are worthless as tits on a boar.

[bronxiteforever]

15. Rubio wants Americans to bend the knee to Putin

Rubio degrades himself daily and he expects us to accept his cowardice as a virtue.
We don’t.

[Martin68]

16. I'd like to see Little Marco "move on."

[bagimin]

17. It's not our war

but it could be.

[travelingthrulife]

18. Marco, you foolish boy, it ends when Russia withdraws completely.

[Firestorm49]

19. Rubio is out of his league. He has neither the experience nor expertise to do the job asked of him.

He should resign. This is the kind of idiotic “leadership” that guides this band of misfits.

[Firestorm49]

20. Rubio lacks the skill to do the job, but I guess that's why he's in the cabinet of boneheads.

[ruet]

21. But It Is Our War

Ukraine, Nuclear Weapons, and Security Assurances at a Glance

At the time of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine held the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world, including an estimated 1,900 strategic warheads, 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and 44 strategic bombers. By 1996, Ukraine had returned all of its nuclear warheads to Russia in exchange for economic aid and security assurances, and in December 1994, Ukraine became a non-nuclear weapon state-party to the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). The last strategic nuclear delivery vehicle in Ukraine was eliminated in 2001 under the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). It took years of political maneuvering and diplomatic work, starting with the Lisbon Protocol in 1992, to remove the weapons and nuclear infrastructure from Ukraine.

[milestogo]

22. Just like they want Kilmar Abrego Garcia to move on.

So you are incarcerated in a foreign prison with no hope of ever seeing your family again. Get over it. Move on.

[PortTack]

23. The EU is becoming a military might that will rival if not surpass the US. They are fed up with putin and have

Drawn the line…it will end here period. They will not go back to Russia slicing up European nations. Putin has lost already, just too fucking stupid to stop. As with so many other things the US is becoming irrelevant.

And yes, as if we made some big contribution…FU rubio….you shitty little creep

[Wonder Why]

24. Now that we made a mess of things, we quit!

[republianmushroom]

25. Oh, it is possible to end that war.

Tell Russia to go back to the original line agreed to and honor it 1990's treaty with Ukraine.

[atreides1]

26. I'm not surprised

He comes from parents who skipped out before Castro took over, the whole run away idea is likely in his DNA!!!

[emulatorloo]

27. They've wanted to gift Ukraine to Trump's BFF Putin since day one.

Marco, you aren’t fooling anybody.

[maxsolomon]

29. Oooohh, what a scary threat.

Fucking amateurs.

No one forget: MFer was going to end this war in a day.

[Passages]

30. Trump named him Little Marco.

I guess he was right on point. You'll keep sinking lower and lower as long as you can access power.

[riversedge]

31. ....Trump is ready to throw in the towel and declare that he lost and isn't capable to fulfill that campaign promise.

Who is old enough to remember when Trump said he could end the Russia Ukraine war in 24 hours?

according to Marco Rubio, Trump is ready to throw in the towel and declare that he lost and isn’t capable to fulfill that campaign promise.

Anyone surprised?

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

32. 2023: Donald Trump to Nigel Farage, "If I was president I'd end that war in one day, it'll take 24 hours. ...

2023: Donald Trump to Nigel Farage, "If I was president I'd end that war in one day, it'll take 24 hours. It would be easy"

2025: Marco Rubio, "If it's not possible to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine then we're at a point where President Trump is at a point where he'll say we're done"

The way you end the Russian invasion of Ukraine is to stop Russia from invading Ukraine, not by taking away support from Ukraine that is trying to defend itself from Russia

Link to tweet

[Shoonra]

33. A signal to the enemy ....

Rubio has revealed a devastating fact to the Russians: If the Russians don't quit bombing Ukraine for a while (maybe a month or two), then the US will pull out and cease to arm and assist Ukraine leaving it entirely at the mercy of the Russians.

This sort of inside information to an enemy was previously called treason but I am willing to believe this instance was done at Trump's instigation.

We used to defend free countries from invaders, and we used to oppose the Russians at every move. No more.

[Marcuse]

34. Putin will move on to Poland.

[blue-wave]

36. Well little Marco

you're really doing a fine job of stabbing another ally in the back. Ukraine came to our assistance and was involved with troops in the Middle East for 18 years, 2003-2021. At one time, the Ukrainian contingent was listed as the third largest allied force in the region and yes, many Ukrainian warriors died there. How many troops did Russia send? Shame. Shame. Shame.

[Evolve Dammit]

37. Gee I thought this would be resolved in a day with a few phone calls, right Cheetolini??

[Crowman2009]

38. Whereas if it's a war against brown people, we can't cut & run.

MAGA is always vehemently anti-war when it involves white people.

[SWBTATTReg]

39. This is like those in the Revolutionary War being told that if it were impossible to end the conflict between the states

and England, that we should move on.

What a dumba&&.

[Martin68]

40. Little Marco needs to move on.

[twodogsbarking]

41. The US isn't good at ending wars.

The US isn't good at ending wars.

[GusBob]

42. 24 Hours he said! Art of The Deal!

Art of The Lie