U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said in an interview with NBC tonight (April 27th evening, Beijing time): "Next week is crucial for the negotiation to end the war in Ukraine. The peace agreement must be reached as soon as possible because Ukraine and Russia are closer to reaching an agreement than at any time in the past three years. If there are no results from this matter, we cannot continue to invest time and resources... This week will be a very important one... We need to determine whether we are willing to continue to engage in this cause." [Wisdom] Comment: Rubio stated that next week will be a critical period for negotiations to reach an agreement and end the war. It's possible that by next week, Trump and Rubio may again say that the following week will be a critical period. The Trump administration appeared too naive and reckless in handling the Russia-Ukraine conflict, underestimating the complexity of the issue. The Russia-Ukraine conflict involves many complex factors such as geopolitical considerations, national sentiment, and sovereignty issues. Russia will not easily give up its control over the eastern regions of Ukraine, which are important strategic buffer zones and key lines of defense for maintaining its own security. On the other hand, Ukraine will never sign any agreement that could be perceived as compromising national dignity, as its domestic nationalism and insistence on territorial integrity make any concessions face immense pressure. In this situation, it is easy to imagine the difficulty for the Trump administration to push for the signing of a peace agreement. They may need to understand the roots of the conflict more deeply instead of simply hoping that a week of negotiations can solve the problem.
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