India, Aug. 17 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that both Ukraine and Russia will have to make concessions to reach a peace deal.

Rubio's statement comes amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin put a condition on ending Moscow's war with Ukraine, saying Kyiv should hand over the eastern region of Donbas to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier ruled out giving up any territory for peace.

Rubio said that the US would continue to do everything it could to help Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement, but also added that it may not be possible for Washington to create a scenario to end the war that has been raging for more than three years.

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