Washington, May 18 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says American efforts on Russia-Ukraine talks will be determined by whether both sides have any viable and ‘realistic’ proposals from the discussions held in Turkey earlier.
Speaking to CBS News, Rubio, responding to a query on whether both sides were ‘tapping’ the US around, said “Well, that's what we're trying to find out. We'll find out pretty soon. They met last- yesterday or the day before in Turkey. From that they agreed they're going to exchange paper on ideas that get to a cease-fire.
“If those papers have ideas on them that are realistic and rational, then I think we know we've made progress. If those papers, on the other hand, have requirements in them that we know are unrealistic, then we'll have a different assessment.”