- We need to determine whether it’s possible to end the war in Ukraine.
- Talking about a matter of days to make that clear.
- If not possible, the President will possibly say “we’re done”.
- We need to determine quickly whether it’s doable.
- If not possible, we have other priorities.
- Had positive meetings on Thursday.
- Hope to hear back from Ukrainians soon.
- If it’s not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on.
- There are a lot of other things going on in the world.
- We recognise Ukraine wants to feel it will be able to defend itself.
- We want to avoid thousands of people dying in the next year.
- If both sides are serious about peace, then we want to help, otherwise we will move on.
- We recognise European states have a stake in this.
- If peace in Ukraine is not about to happen, we need to know now.
- Spoke to Russia’s Lavrov on Thursday.
- Wanted Russia to know France and UK were constructive.
This reads like an ultimatum. The US either closes a peace deal soon, or it will abandon the mission.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.