Rubio hints US may 'move on' from Ukraine peace bid

MARCO Rubio has hinted that the US could abandon Russia-Ukraine peace talks after a meeting in Paris that David Lammy said underscored the "shared commitment to global security".

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The US secretary of state said Washington may be ready to “move on” if there is not progress on a peace deal in the coming days.

Mr Rubio was in the French capital on Thursday for talks with UK, EU and Ukrainian delegations and a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Meanwhile the US and Ukraine signed a memorandum as a first step towards the stalled minerals deal, Ukraine's economy minister said. As he left Paris, Mr Rubio told reporters the US administration wants to figure out “very soon, and I'm talking about a matter of days, not a matter of weeks” whether or not the war can be ended.