The key facts

  • Rubio said in Paris that the US and Europe share the same goals on Ukraine
  • According to the US position, the European side must join the talks
  • On November 9, Trump allowed for a change in Ukraine's borders as part of a settlement

Statement in Paris

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States and Europe are pursuing the same goals on the Ukraine issue. “We have the same goals. We want the war to end, and we want there to never be a war again,” he told journalists in Paris, as reported by Interfax (the report is cited by Gazeta.Ru).

On Europe's role in the talks

Rubio also recalled the US position that the European side will eventually have to join the negotiation process on Ukraine. Earlier, after a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, he wrote on his X channel that Washington remains focused on achieving a “durable peace.” Previously, he explained why it is impossible to give Ukraine security guarantees without Russia's consent.

Context: Trump's position

On November 9, US President Donald Trump saidthat he expects to bring about an end to the conflict in Ukraine in the near future, but allowed for the possibility that its borders could change as a result of a peace settlement. He repeated once again that the conflict would not have started if he had been president in 2022, and that, in his words, it will end only thanks to him. Thus, Rubio's statement about shared goals with Europe came against the backdrop of the US administration openly accepting territorial concessions as part of a settlement — an issue that remains one of the most sensitive for European partners.