U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine needs to happen soon, adding that the Trump administration will spend the coming week trying to determine whether to continue as a mediator.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the pressure on Ukraine and Russia to negotiate a peace agreement on Sunday. "This week is going to be a really important week in which we have to make a determination about whether this is an endeavour that we want to continue to be involved in,

Marco Rubio praises Trump’s peace efforts: “No leader is working harder to prevent wars or end them than President Trump is right now.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.

The Secretary of State's comments came after President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to "stop the war" against Ukraine.