US signals readiness to broker Ukraine settlement, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the Trump administration is prepared to promote a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. Rubio stressed that Donald Trump's team stands ready to facilitate a diplomatic resolution to the war. The statement represents a shift in US messaging on Ukraine policy under the new administration. However, no specific proposals or timelines for negotiations were disclosed. Russia has previously indicated conditional willingness to discuss peace terms, while Ukrainian officials have maintained that any settlement must respect their territorial integrity.