INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday."We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end
So we need to determine very quickly now, and I'm talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks,"
happen, then I think the president is probably at a point where he's going to say, 'Well, we're done
'"Three European diplomatic sources told Reuters Rubio's comments, which coincided with signs of some progress in U.S
talks with Ukraine, reflected growing frustration in the White House over Russian intransigence to end the war.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov said some progress on a peace settlement had already been made but that contacts with Washington were difficult
He said Russia was striving to resolve the conflict while ensuring its interests
end this "very brutal war".The talks in Paris on Thursday were the first substantive, high-level level and in-person talks on Trump's peace
push that have included European powers
peace framework he presented received an "encouraging reception"
Zelenskiy's office called the talks constructive and positive.
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
