Marco Rubio warns Europe. "Escalation may turn into sabotage"

Marco Rubio, who is in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, said that the war in Ukraine is "very dangerous" because, in his opinion, the ongoing impasse can only end through negotiations or escalation on "one side or the other."

This is very dangerous in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, because this escalation may turn into sabotage in neighboring NATO member countries. (...) Many other things could happen that would quickly turn the war between the two countries into a much broader and much more dangerous regional conflict, he said. So I think and hope that the risk of escalation is one of the factors that will encourage both sides to talk and negotiate a solution to this war. Ultimately, we do not believe in the existence of a military solution, he added.

The head of American diplomacy declared that the United States would continue to work to achieve a peaceful solution, although he admitted that previous actions had proven fruitless and had even worsened the situation.

We tried. We will keep trying, but we will not invest in pointless processes if we cannot make progress. In many cases this turned out to be counterproductive, he noted. However, we would like this war to end with a lasting and fair negotiation agreement, he emphasized.

The US Secretary of State ends his tour of Europe with a visit to Portugal. He previously visited Greece and Iceland.