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Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly insisted Tuesday that President Donald Trump had provided no concessions to Russia, as he turned down criticism over the administrations Ukraine policy at a Senate hearing.
He hasnt gotten a single concession, Rubio stated of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Rubio was reacting to Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.She countered that Trump, considering that returning to the White House, has provided Putin more reward to gain territory as he bets time.Due to Chinese assistance for Russia and since President Trump has given away our utilize, Putin does not feel pressured to consent to a ceasefire in Ukraine, she said.Rubio stated that Trump, who spoke again to Putin by telephone on Monday, does not want to impose fresh sanctions on Russia a step handled Tuesday by the European Union.
If, in truth, it is clear that the Russians are not thinking about a peace deal and they simply want to keep battling a war, it might effectively pertained to that point, Rubio said.Trump thinks that today, if you start threatening sanctions, the Russians will stop talking, and theres worth in us having the ability to talk with them and drive them to get to the table, Rubio said.