It remains a priority of U.S. President Donald Trump to bring the war in Ukraine to an end through a durable negotiated settlement, State Secretary Marco Rubio told the Transatlantic Quad foreign ministers during a joint phone call on July 14.
Rubio discussed ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine and fostering stability in the Middle East with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The parties agreed to coordinate their efforts to reach a peace deal for Ukraine and to prevent Iran from developing or obtaining nuclear weapons.
Earlier that day, Trump threatened to impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries doing business with Russia if a peace deal is not reached within 50 days. He also pledged to sell Patriot missiles, air defense systems, and artillery shells to NATO countries, which would then provide them to Ukraine.