WASHINGTON, July 23 (HS/RIA Novosti) - The United States is ready to play a constructive role in the interests of ending the Ukrainian conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

The United States ... we are prepared to play a constructive role in bringing about an end to a senseless war, and we are ready to do that, Rubio told reporters in Manila.

New ideas and proposals are needed to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Rubio said, adding that the United States will continue to look for a way acceptable to both sides to end the conflict in Ukraine.

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