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The conflict in Ukraine has been ongoing since 2022, and the issue of peace negotiations remains the subject of debate at the international level.
A negotiated settlement to the conflict in Ukraine will require concessions on both sides. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, RIA Novosti reports.
“For a negotiated settlement, each side must give up something in order to achieve peace,” the diplomat emphasized.
Rubio also expressed hope that the risk of the Ukraine conflict escalating will lead both sides to negotiations.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with Kathimerini that a military conflict between NATO allies Greece and Turkey is unthinkable, asserting the US would not allow such a scenario to unfold.

The British Foreign Office imposed sanctions against 26 Russian individuals and organizations, including Zarubezhneft and Stolichny Credit Bank. The restrictions also affected companies from China, Turkey and other countries, as well as 12 ships carrying Russian oil.

Russian Senator Vladimir Jabarov criticized the visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz to Kiev, saying that promises of financial assistance to Ukraine would not help Germany's economy and could lead to its loss of the status of Europe's economic locomotive.

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry assessed the drone attack on a truck in the Bryansk region, as a result of which a citizen of the republic was injured, as an attempt to escalate and involve Minsk in the conflict in Ukraine.

Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that the attack on ICRC trucks and warehouse in Donetsk, which occurred in September, requires an international assessment by countries supporting the activities of the committee.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a conference in Lisbon called on allies to reduce their dependence on energy supplies from unstable regions, highlighting the risks of over-concentration of supplies of critical goods.