EXCERPT:
RUBIO: "Well, first of all, I would say that right now there's a lot of press reports about this, that, or these concessions or that concession. A lot of things have been discussed, and the reason why those things are being discussed is very simple. Not because we're going to force anyone to do anything or pressure anyone to do anything like this but because we need to understand what are the options of bringing about an end to the war. We need to be grown ups and realistic here. In any negotiated end to a war, both sides get something and both sides have to give something up. That's a reality. Without speaking specifically about that or another, you wrote -- you talk about -- that was back in September of 2022. Since September of 2022 this war has continued. Thousands of more people have died. Generational destruction that Ukraine's going to spend two generations rebuilding from. This is a war that needs to end now. And so, in order for this war to end, there are things Russia wants that it will not get, and there are things Ukraine wants that it will not get. If it wasn't the case it would've been done a long time ago. No one here is claiming that one side is going to unconditionally surrender to the other and bring this to an end. But that's why diplomacy can be difficult and time-consuming, but it is the only way to end this conflict. There is no military solution to this war. The only solution to this war is a negotiated settlement where both sides are going to have to give up something they claim to want and are going to have to give the other side something they wish they didn't. That's how you end wars.”