MADRID (Voice of Russia): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that the ongoing fighting in Ukraine could escalate into a wider and far more dangerous regional war.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference during his visit to the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Rubio said the war in Ukraine has entered an extremely dangerous phase and is currently at an apparent stalemate.<\/p>\n
According to the US Secretary of State, a stalemate in war is dangerous and generally has only two paths to its end. The first path is a negotiated compromise in which both sides must make some concessions to achieve peace.<\/p>\n
He said the second path is escalation, in which one or both sides intensify their operations to break the deadlock and increase pressure on the opposing side.<\/p>\n
Rubio warned that such a situation could turn the war between two countries into a much wider and extremely dangerous regional conflict.<\/p>\n
The US Secretary of State said Washington will continue its efforts to facilitate a negotiated settlement and end the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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