Marco Rubio
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I mean, that's going to be the work of hard diplomacy, which is what we used to do in the world in the past, and we were realistic about it. But both sides in a negotiation have to give something, and that's going to take time. But at least we have a president that recognizes that our objective is this.
I mean, that's going to be the work of hard diplomacy, which is what we used to do in the world in the past, and we were realistic about it. But both sides in a negotiation have to give something, and that's going to take time. But at least we have a president that recognizes that our objective is this.
Conflict needs to end, and it needs to end in a way that's enduring because it's an unsustainable. On all sides, it's ultimately unsustainable. Russia's paying a big price for this in their own economy, their inflation rate and the like. But At the end, that's the president's position. And it's the truth.
Conflict needs to end, and it needs to end in a way that's enduring because it's an unsustainable. On all sides, it's ultimately unsustainable. Russia's paying a big price for this in their own economy, their inflation rate and the like. But At the end, that's the president's position. And it's the truth.
Conflict needs to end, and it needs to end in a way that's enduring because it's an unsustainable. On all sides, it's ultimately unsustainable. Russia's paying a big price for this in their own economy, their inflation rate and the like. But At the end, that's the president's position. And it's the truth.
And I think even a growing number of Democrats would now acknowledge that what we have been funding is a stalemate, a protracted conflict, and maybe even worse than a stalemate, one in which incrementally Ukraine is being destroyed and losing more and more territory. So this conflict needs to end.
And I think even a growing number of Democrats would now acknowledge that what we have been funding is a stalemate, a protracted conflict, and maybe even worse than a stalemate, one in which incrementally Ukraine is being destroyed and losing more and more territory. So this conflict needs to end.
And I think even a growing number of Democrats would now acknowledge that what we have been funding is a stalemate, a protracted conflict, and maybe even worse than a stalemate, one in which incrementally Ukraine is being destroyed and losing more and more territory. So this conflict needs to end.
Well, I think there's the public and then there's the private, right? So and what you see portrayed publicly in conversations and what leaders say, a lot of it is speaking. They have domestic political considerations. Even Vladimir Putin, who controls media, still has to care about what public opinion is in Russia and his image and what his entire personality is built around.
Well, I think there's the public and then there's the private, right? So and what you see portrayed publicly in conversations and what leaders say, a lot of it is speaking. They have domestic political considerations. Even Vladimir Putin, who controls media, still has to care about what public opinion is in Russia and his image and what his entire personality is built around.
Well, I think there's the public and then there's the private, right? So and what you see portrayed publicly in conversations and what leaders say, a lot of it is speaking. They have domestic political considerations. Even Vladimir Putin, who controls media, still has to care about what public opinion is in Russia and his image and what his entire personality is built around.
Why do you think he does the shirtless pictures? He didn't do those anymore. I think it's been a while, you know.
Why do you think he does the shirtless pictures? He didn't do those anymore. I think it's been a while, you know.
Why do you think he does the shirtless pictures? He didn't do those anymore. I think it's been a while, you know.
Well, you know, the point is that he has got his own domestic considerations and so does Zelensky, right? I mean, at the end of the day, he's got, if you imagine if you're Ukrainian, the Russians have made you suffer so much and now you're going to let them keep land. I mean, people would be upset about that in Ukraine and you would understand it.
Well, you know, the point is that he has got his own domestic considerations and so does Zelensky, right? I mean, at the end of the day, he's got, if you imagine if you're Ukrainian, the Russians have made you suffer so much and now you're going to let them keep land. I mean, people would be upset about that in Ukraine and you would understand it.
Well, you know, the point is that he has got his own domestic considerations and so does Zelensky, right? I mean, at the end of the day, he's got, if you imagine if you're Ukrainian, the Russians have made you suffer so much and now you're going to let them keep land. I mean, people would be upset about that in Ukraine and you would understand it.
And then there's the mature realities of life on this planet. And that's where this work is going to have to be defined. Both sides are paying a heavy price for this. Both sides have incentive for this conflict to end. Both sides are in a it's not going to end with the maximalist goals of either side. And there's going to have to be a lot of hard work done.
And then there's the mature realities of life on this planet. And that's where this work is going to have to be defined. Both sides are paying a heavy price for this. Both sides have incentive for this conflict to end. Both sides are in a it's not going to end with the maximalist goals of either side. And there's going to have to be a lot of hard work done.
And then there's the mature realities of life on this planet. And that's where this work is going to have to be defined. Both sides are paying a heavy price for this. Both sides have incentive for this conflict to end. Both sides are in a it's not going to end with the maximalist goals of either side. And there's going to have to be a lot of hard work done.