QUESTION: Thank you, Tammy. Following up on your comments from Secretary Rubio on the Ukraine proposals, our understanding is Ukraine and the Europeans have presented a counter-proposal to what was put on the table by the United States. Is this – should we take this as a rejection of their counter-proposal?
MS BRUCE: I think you should take it as what the Secretary meant, which is that what is happening now is that what we expect from them are concrete proposals –
QUESTION: But if they presented one —
MS BRUCE: — on how to end the situation. So that’s his statement. I would not expand on it, as those are the words he used for me – I think it’s very distinct – that now we are at the time where concrete proposals need to be delivered by the two parties on how to end the conflict. How we proceed from here is now a decision of the President’s. If there is not progress, we will step back as mediators of the process.
QUESTION: And does he have any follow-on conversations planned with his Ukrainian and European counterparts? I saw he spoke with his UK counterpart.
MS BRUCE: Nothing that I can report as of this moment, but clearly this is not a closing of the door; this is now a step, a next step, which I hope that we are able to see.
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