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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio surprised NATO counterparts by telling them on Friday that it will become clear within “weeks” if Russia is “serious” about actually reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The statement was issued at the close of a two-day meeting of the Western military alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium. “We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not. I hope they are,” Rubio said. But Kiev’s fiercest backers worry even this amount of time could see the Russian military’s momentum grow even more, and have accused Moscow of strategically stalling the start of serious negotiations.