Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

Praying and 'hoping'....

"We hope the Russians answer to that," Rubio said. "The best goodwill gesture the Russians can provide is to say yes."

In response to Kyiv's willingness to accept Washington's hard-fought preliminary proposal, President Donald Trump agreed to lift the pause on U.S. security assistance to Ukraine "effective immediately" and renewed U.S. intelligence sharing.

Rubio said if and once Moscow agrees to this preliminary agreement, the real negotiations can commence.

"This is very serious. Today people will die in this war. They died yesterday, and sadly, unless there's a ceasefire tonight, they'll die tomorrow," Rubio said. "The president wants that to stop."