Sec. of State Marco Rubio warns U.S. will cease efforts to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine if the effort does not appear achieveable in the short term

The United States will stop trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is in Paris to meet Ukrainian and European leaders, expressed frustration at the lack of progress in peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko speaks with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Sergiy Voloshin/File Photo (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States on Thursday signed a memorandum as an initial step towards the clinching of an agreement on developing minerals in Ukraine,

The signed memorandum of understanding was thin on details, and the White House did not comment. But President Trump has said he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Kyiv soon.