Speaking in India on May 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the Trump administration would step back from its bid to mediate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war: “We just, over the last few months, just sort of sensed that there wasn’t a lot of progress being made, but maybe dynamics will change. And if they do, we stand ready to play whatever constructive role we can play. If someone else would like to handle it, they should.”

President Trump’s mediation effort has failed. That should not come as a surprise. The administration has mishandled the negotiations, and Trump refuses to back his diplomacy with pressure on the recalcitrant party, the Kremlin.

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