Marco Rubio is hailing tremendous progress as Trump Ukraine Deal Enters Endgame

 

 

The Trump administration is hailing “tremendous progress” in Geneva after a frantic weekend of negotiations to lock down its controversial 28-point Ukraine peace plan — a blueprint critics say hands Vladimir Putin the geopolitical jackpot he’s been chasing since 2014.

 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emerging from talks with Ukrainian and European envoys, said negotiators had successfully narrowed the “open items” in the US-draft deal and produced an “updated and refined peace framework” jointly endorsed by Washington and Kyiv. But he admitted “there’s still some work to be done” before the plan can go to Presidents Trump and Zelensky — and finally be transmitted to Moscow.

 

For weeks, the leaked proposal has rattled Ukraine and its European allies. The draft would freeze battle lines, recognise Russia’s de facto control of Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea, cap Ukraine’s military at 600,000 troops, and bar Kyiv from ever joining NATO. In return, Russia would face no major concessions beyond allowing $100bn in frozen assets to be redirected to Ukraine’s reconstruction — and would be rewarded with eventual reintegration into the global economy and a restored seat at a revived G8.

 

Zelensky, walking a political tightrope, said he now sees “signals that President Trump’s team is hearing us,” but warned Ukraine still faces a “very difficult choice: either losing dignity, or risk losing a key partner.” Trump responded by accusing Kyiv of showing “zero gratitude,” while blasting Europe for “lecturing the US” even as it continues buying Russian oil.

 

Behind the scenes, European heavyweights — the UK, France and Germany — are reportedly circulating an alternative proposal, though Rubio denied any knowledge of it.

Trump has publicly imposed a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept the package, though he later softened the timeline, while Rubio insisted he is “very optimistic” a deal can be reached within days.

 

The Geneva round also forced Rubio and the State Department to publicly reject claims from US senators that the peace plan was “received” from Russia. Rubio branded the accusation “blatantly false,” saying the plan was authored in Washington with input from both sides — a clarification that did little to calm fears the US is strong-arming Ukraine into a settlement tilted decisively toward Moscow.

With Russia controlling around 20% of Ukraine and slowly advancing along the front, the clock is ticking — and Trump’s plan is now in its most volatile and decisive phase.

 

Key Takeaways

• The US and Ukraine have agreed on a “refined” peace framework, though key issues remain unresolved.

• Trump’s plan freezes battle lines, limits Ukraine’s military, blocks NATO membership, and eases Russia back into the global economy.

• Ukraine faces intense pressure as the White House pushes for a deal by Thursday.

 

Source: BBC

 

 

 

 

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Marco Rubio is hailing tremendous progress as Trump Ukraine Deal Enters Endgame

 

 

The Trump administration is hailing “tremendous progress” in Geneva after a frantic weekend of negotiations to lock down its controversial 28-point Ukraine peace plan — a blueprint critics say hands Vladimir Putin the geopolitical jackpot he’s been chasing since 2014.

 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emerging from talks with Ukrainian and European envoys, said negotiators had successfully narrowed the “open items” in the US-draft deal and produced an “updated and refined peace framework” jointly endorsed by Washington and Kyiv. But he admitted “there’s still some work to be done” before the plan can go to Presidents Trump and Zelensky — and finally be transmitted to Moscow.

 

For weeks, the leaked proposal has rattled Ukraine and its European allies. The draft would freeze battle lines, recognise Russia’s de facto control of Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea, cap Ukraine’s military at 600,000 troops, and bar Kyiv from ever joining NATO. In return, Russia would face no major concessions beyond allowing $100bn in frozen assets to be redirected to Ukraine’s reconstruction — and would be rewarded with eventual reintegration into the global economy and a restored seat at a revived G8.

 

Zelensky, walking a political tightrope, said he now sees “signals that President Trump’s team is hearing us,” but warned Ukraine still faces a “very difficult choice: either losing dignity, or risk losing a key partner.” Trump responded by accusing Kyiv of showing “zero gratitude,” while blasting Europe for “lecturing the US” even as it continues buying Russian oil.

 

Behind the scenes, European heavyweights — the UK, France and Germany — are reportedly circulating an alternative proposal, though Rubio denied any knowledge of it.

Trump has publicly imposed a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept the package, though he later softened the timeline, while Rubio insisted he is “very optimistic” a deal can be reached within days.

 

The Geneva round also forced Rubio and the State Department to publicly reject claims from US senators that the peace plan was “received” from Russia. Rubio branded the accusation “blatantly false,” saying the plan was authored in Washington with input from both sides — a clarification that did little to calm fears the US is strong-arming Ukraine into a settlement tilted decisively toward Moscow.

With Russia controlling around 20% of Ukraine and slowly advancing along the front, the clock is ticking — and Trump’s plan is now in its most volatile and decisive phase.

 

Key Takeaways

• The US and Ukraine have agreed on a “refined” peace framework, though key issues remain unresolved.

• Trump’s plan freezes battle lines, limits Ukraine’s military, blocks NATO membership, and eases Russia back into the global economy.

• Ukraine faces intense pressure as the White House pushes for a deal by Thursday.

 

Source: BBC

 

 

 

 

Rubio is a plonker of the first order and a liar to boot, which is in keeping with rest of trump's mickey mouse administration......

 When Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington and was met with hostility instead of solidarity, and forced peace terms that could have been written by the Kremlin itself - one truth keeps resurfacing: the United States made Ukraine a promise - and Donald Trump is now undermining it on the world stage.

At the time, Marco Rubio was a sitting U.S. senator, speaking on the record - not speculating, not guessing. His fiery speech about why America must defend Ukraine was powerful:

After the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine was left with the third-largest nuclear arsenal on Earth - tactical and strategic weapons capable of reshaping global power. Instead of keeping them, Ukraine signed a 1994 agreement with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

The deal was clear:

Ukraine gives up its nuclear weapons.

In return, United States and the UK would assure its defense.

Ukraine kept its word. They dismantled the arsenal.

Twenty years later, one of the countries that signed that agreement didn’t just walk away. It invaded Ukraine.

Rubio warned this betrayal would echo far beyond Europe. He explained that countries like South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia were watching - being told the same thing Ukraine was told: don’t pursue nuclear weapons. Trust us. We’ll protect you.

And then he asked the question that now hangs over American credibility:

If Ukraine gave up its nukes and still got invaded, why would any country ever trust U.S. security guarantees again?

Here’s the part Rubio can’t escape.

He understood the consequences.

He articulated them clearly.

He warned the world.

Now Trump undercuts allies, weakens NATO, and treats Ukraine like an inconvenience instead of a frontline partner - undermining America’s credibility in real time.

That’s why Rubio’s past isn’t just awkward.

It’s consequential - and his past words on Ukraine are now a liability in a party run on Trump’s loyalty tests.

Because he knows the promise was real.

And he knows Trump is breaking it.

And here’s the question MAGA never answers - because they can’t:

If America’s word meant nothing to Ukraine,

why should any ally ever trust the United States ever again?

That’s the damage MAGA owns.

And that’s the truth they’re desperate to bury.