United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has said that America is closely watching the situation between Pakistan and India.
While talking about the ceasefire, he said, “I would say that one of the complications about ceasefires is they have to be maintained, which is very difficult. I mean, every single day we keep an eye on what’s happening between Pakistan and India, what’s happening between Cambodia and Thailand.”
He also pointed out that ceasefires can fall apart very quickly.
He said all this in response to the question: “What do you say to Ukrainians who worry that there won’t be a ceasefire?”
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit, and complained he has not been feted for it, for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan that he announced on social media on May 10 after Washington held talks with both sides.
India has contradicted Trump’s claims that the ceasefire resulted from his intervention and his threats to sever trade talks.
New Delhi’s stated position has been that it reached an agreement bilaterally with Pakistan, and that they must solve their problems directly and with no outside involvement.
New Delhi blamed the Pahalgam attack on Pakistan, which denied responsibility, while calling for a neutral investigation.
Washington condemned the attack but did not directly blame Islamabad.
