ATLANTA /US/, October 31. /TASS/. Washington is trying to determine whether a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine conflict is possible and is not claiming that one is close, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a press conference following the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

"I don't know if negotiated peace is achievable in Ukraine. That's what we're trying to find out. But I don't think anyone here is claiming that we're on the verge of a negotiated settlement," Rubio said.