"The Americans are prepared to finalize these [security] guarantees at a high level once Ukraine is ready to withdraw from [the] Donbas, Zelenskyy told the Reuters news agency in an interview on March 25."
""That's a lie... that's not what he was told," Rubio said on March 27, responding to a question from an RFE/RL correspondent before he departed France following a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers."
""Security guarantees are not going to kick in until there's an end to a war... otherwise you're injecting yourself into the war," he said."
""We've told the Ukrainian side what the Russians are insisting on. We're not advocating for it...it's their choice to make.""
Rubio's accusation against Zelenskyy centers on claims that the US is conditioning security guarantees on Ukraine's withdrawal from the Donbas. This dispute may heighten tensions between the US and Ukraine amid stalled peace talks regarding Russia's war. Ukraine seeks strong US-backed security guarantees to deter Russian aggression, while Russia demands Ukrainian withdrawal from contested areas. Rubio clarified that US security guarantees will only be finalized after the war ends, emphasizing that the US is not coercing Ukraine but outlining Russian demands.
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