US Looks to Reassure European Allies on Role in Ukraine Deal
- European sanctions will need to be lifted as part of deal
- Rubio cited the issue with reporters at Group of Seven summit
A man stands in the yard of a destroyed house following recent shelling in the Donetsk region of Russian-controlled Ukraine on March 5.
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US officials have told their European counterparts that the European Union will have to be involved in any Ukraine peace agreement given that Russia wants relief from sanctions imposed by the bloc as part of a deal, people familiar with the matter said.
The US has recently delivered the message to Europeans that the priority is to stop the fighting in the conflict and to discuss issues such as potential security arrangements for Ukraine after that, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.