The Art of the Deal concede everything before negotiations

 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/marco-rubio-ukraine-concessions-end-russia-war-00223082

Ukraine must give up some of the territory seized by Russia since 2014 for any agreement to end the war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday as he headed to Saudi Arabia for peace talks.

Rubio said concessions are “the only way” to end the full-scale invasion that Russia launched in February 2022 that has killed nearly a million people on both sides in the largest war in Europe since World War II.

Rubio hinted that aid could start flowing again depending on the outcome of the upcoming talks, saying the U.S. “could have good news to announce on that front.”

“All of that came about because we felt that they were not committed to any sort of peace process or not interested in negotiations,” he said. “If that changes, then obviously our posture can change.”