Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato

US President Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia as he is trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine, Nato sources said on Friday.
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At a Nato foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer, dpa learned from participants.

He said it might be a matter of weeks rather than months, the participants said.

It remained initially unclear how the United States would respond if Putin continues on the same course, with new sanctions or further military aid for Ukraine considered possible options.

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Trump says Zelensky ready to negotiate to end war with Russia

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Trump has been trying to negotiate a ceasefire in the Ukraine war for weeks. Unlike Ukraine, Moscow has rejected a proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
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