Putin's spokesman Peskov said that Russia agrees with Rubio's earlier statement."That is what we have said repeatedly.This is a conflict between Russia&the West"

Moscow agrees with Washington,Washington agrees with Moscow.I guess we will see if this brings about a just& lasting peace in Ukraine

If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.