The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, insisted on Tuesday that President Donald Trump had not sacrificed concessions to Russia, since he rejected criticism of the administration’s Ukrainian policy at a Senate hearing.
“He has only one concession,” Rubio said about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rubio responded to Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the main Democrat of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
She replied that Trump, since she returned to the White House, has given Putin more incentive to gain territory while playing for time.
Due to Chinese support to Russia and “because President Trump has given our leverage, Putin does not feel pressed for a high fire in Ukraine,” he said.
Rubio said Trump, who spoke again to Putin on Monday, does not want to impose new sanctions on Russia, one step on Tuesday through the European Union.
“Yes, in fact, it is clear that the Russians are not interested in a peace agreement and just want to continue fighting a war, it could very well reach that point,” Rubio said.
Trump “believes that at this time, if you begin to threaten the sanctions, the Russians will stop talking, and there is value that we can talk to them and take them to reach the table,” said Rubio.
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