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Rubio says progress has been made in talks to end war in Ukraine, but still a ways to go

By Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2025 | 10:46 AM

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of ‍State Marco Rubio on Friday said that talks ‌to end ‌the war in Ukraine are not about imposing a ​deal on anybody, ‍adding ​that progress ​has been ‍made but there is a ways to go.

Speaking ‍to reporters at a news conference, ‍Rubio ‍added that ​the ​last ⁠issues are always ‌the hardest.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Bhargav ⁠Acharya)