Rubio says Ukraine-Russia peace deal will “take some time”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that his country will examine Russia's asks in return for agreements with Ukraine, as he cautioned that a peace deal would take time.

"It won't be simple. It'll take some time, but at least we're on that road and we're talking about these things," Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica.

French President Emmanuel Macron said of the matter that Russia must accept a 30-day ceasefire offered by Ukraine "without preconditions", accusing Moscow of still showing a "desire for war".

Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he said this was now a "decisive phase to put an end to the war of aggression" waged by Russia against Ukraine and hailed Kyiv for having "taken the risk of peace".