The US will maintain sanctions against russia until a peace deal is concluded

Marco Rubio made this statement during a telephone conversation with a group of European officials, after the talks between the American and russian delegations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He emphasized that any agreement to end the war would require concessions from all sides, including on the issue of sanctions.

“In order to end any conflict, all parties must make concessions,” Rubio told reporters in Riyadh.

He also said that reaching an agreement would open up “incredible opportunities from partnering with the russians, geopolitically on issues of common interest, and frankly, economically.”

According to experts, a change in US policy on sanctions could have serious consequences.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, expressed concern about a possible revision of the U.S. administration's approach.

"If Trump wants this to end so badly, and he seems to be looking at economic ties with russia, then there could indeed be a quick and terrible end to the conflict," she said.

Source: Bloomberg