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Ukraine talks not currently underway, but US remains ready to mediate — top diplomat

TASS · · 189 words

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that while negotiations between Moscow, Washington, and Kiev are not currently happening, the US remains ready to mediate. Rubio also asserted that the conflict in Ukraine cannot be resolved through a traditional military victory by either side.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Negotiations between Moscow, Washington, and Kiev on resolving the conflict in Ukraine are not currently underway”
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Multiple sources indicate that while there is willingness or proposals for talks, active negotiations are not currently underway. One source explicitly mentions that 'the momentum of the negotiations has been lost', and another notes that the US supports negotiations only if Zelenskyy decides to do so, implying they are not currently active.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russo-Uk…
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“the US is ready to mediate in this diplomatic process, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result quoting Marco Rubio stating, 'we are ready to take on the role of mediator and bring this to a conclusion.' This is further supported by his role as Secretary of State confirmed in Wikipedia and other news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national security advisor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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web search NEUTRAL — "We hope that both sides will soon begin negotiations again. And we are ready to take on the role of mediator and bring this to a conclusion," he said. Rubio also added that the US remains "the only c…
https://vk.com/video-228568310_456290812
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Bateman US State Department correspondent. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media wearing suits.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3e4xzd8qq8t
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“he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden”
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Three independent sources confirm that Marco Rubio attended a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden (specifically Helsingborg) and spoke to the press/reporters during this trip.
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Rubio is traveling to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/rubio-tell-nato…
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web search NEUTRAL — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds talks with European foreign ministers Friday at a NATO meeting in the Swedish city of Helsingborg, hours after the Trump administration slammed NATO allies for…
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260522-nato-allies-to-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio meets NATO secretary general Mark Rutte in Sweden – watch live.Nato’s foreign ministers are meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden today to discuss the state of the alliance ahead of this July’s m…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/22/nato-mark…
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