Washington is trying to determine whether a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine conflict is possible and is not claiming that one is close, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a press conference following the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, APA reports.
"I don't know if negotiated peace is achievable in Ukraine. That's what we're trying to find out. But I don't think anyone here is claiming that we're on the verge of a negotiated settlement," Rubio said.