Ukrainian war, Rubio: "Worry that conflict could spread to other countries"

The US Secretary of State spoke to a Greek newspaper, reiterating his concern about the situation of "strategic stalemate" in which the conflict now finds itself: this type of stalemate, Rubio claims, "is resolved either through negotiation or with an escalation on the part of one or both parties". The United States is "concerned about the possibility of a sabotage operation in a neighboring country, which could spiral out of control"

The United States fears that the conflict between Kiev and Moscow could go beyond Ukraine's borders. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this in an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.

"Now - underlined Trump's right-hand man - we find ourselves in a situation of strategic stalemate. Strategic stalemates are resolved either with negotiation or with an escalation on the part of one or both parties, which ends up extending beyond the limits of the original conflict. We share the concern about the possibility that the conflict will intensify so as to involve other countries and perhaps transform into a broader conflict". The United States, Rubio reiterated, are "concerned about the possibility of a sabotage operation in a neighboring country, which could get out of control".

The US Secretary of State then pointed out that, as things currently stand, "there seems to be no prospect of a negotiated solution". Putin and Trump themselves, who seemed to have scheduled a phone call to talk, once again, about the war in Ukraine, have in reality not yet reached an agreement on a telephone conversation and, as Kremlin spokesman Peskov stated, it is not clear when the conversation will take place.

Meanwhile, Rubio reiterated, the US is "ready to play any role possible to achieve this objective" of the solution negotiated between the countries. “We have tried in the past, but so far this goal remains unattainable, as the Russians set as a condition full control of Donetsk, which Ukraine rejects as unacceptable. We remain ready to play a constructive role in reaching a diplomatic solution, while monitoring with great concern the possibility of escalation.”

Meanwhile, the raids continue and the death toll, including civilians, continues to grow. And the growing fear is that the conflict could leave Ukraine and reach other countries.

Indeed, Rubio recalled that "there have been new attacks against ships in the Black Sea by a coordinated drone attack. We are concerned about the possibility of a sabotage operation in a neighboring country, which could spiral out of control. Furthermore, there are clear signs that Russia intends to take advantage of the coming winter to destroy what remains of the Ukrainian electricity grid and force it to surrender. At the same time, Ukraine has strengthened its ability to launch long-range attacks deep into Russian territory."