Marco Rubio He came to Europe in the face of great tensions related to Donald Trump's imposition of customs duties on US trading partners, including 20 percent. to the European Union.
However, there were many more topics of his meetings with NATO foreign ministers. Among them also War in Ukraine i The fate of Greenlandwhich Donald Trump would love to annex, which he does not intend to hide at all.
War in Ukraine. Rubio: Trump uninterested in extending tactics
– Very quickly, during weeks, not months, we will know from the received answers whether Russia is seriously talking about a real room, Does he use extension tactics. If so, Trump will not be interested Rubio said, referring to progress in negotiations with Russia regarding peace in Ukraine.
At the same time, the US Secretary of State emphasized that the American side remains “optimistic” in this matter, but if it turns out that Russia does not think seriously about the permanent interruption of fights, the United States “will have to analyze their position.”
– Donald Trump does not intend to fall into the trap of eternal negotiations – he emphasized.
Meanwhile, allies of the United States appeal to Trump to interrupt conversations with Putin and express a strong opposition to Moscow, which Kiev accuses of violating the contract regarding the non -leisure of critical infrastructure objects.
Recently The US president pressed the thaw in relations with the Kremlinand at the same time expressed impatiently at the slow pace of negotiations regarding the suspension of weapons. Last month Putin rejected the American-Ukrainian proposition of a full and unconditional suspension of weapons And he made the US truce proposed by the USA in the Black Sea to the West's abolition of some sanctions.
The US sakers their hands for Greenland. Rubio mentions China
In turn, in the context of Greenland, which is a Danish dependent territory, Rubio stated on Friday that its inhabitants would have to make a decision. – Denmark should focus on the fact that the Greenlanders do not want to be part of it he advised.
– We will not let China come in now, offer them a lot of money and become addicted to China he added.
At the end of March, Donald Trump said in a similar tone, who announced during a conference in the White House that the USA “could not do without Greenland and must have it.”
– If you look at Greenland now, if you look at water trails, you have Chinese and Russian ships everywhere, and we will not be able to do anything about itwe cannot rely on Denmark or nobody else to cope with this situation. And we are not talking about a room for the United States. We are talking about world peace – he said.
He also added that they understand this and European dishes and “if they do not understand, we will have to explain to them.”