Trump administration seeks lasting end to war in Ukraine — U.S. official

He stated this in an interview with CBS Mornings, reports European Pravda.

According to Rubio, Ukraine is paying the highest price for its energy infrastructure, "for the people and lives lost, for the millions of Ukrainians forced to leave their country and live abroad."

"The conflict must end, and U.S. policy is focused on ending it. We want to do everything possible to help bring it to an end. We are going to make an effort to ensure this conflict concludes in a stable way. That is, we don’t just want the conflict to end and then resume in two, three, or four years. We want to ensure stability," said the newly appointed Secretary of State.

• Earlier, Donald Trump threatened Russian leader Vladimir Putin with sanctions if he refused to negotiate on Ukraine.