India, May 2 -- The United States will no longer be involved in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, a Department of State (DOS) official said on Thursday, reported New York Post. The monumental step back comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday night, "This is not our war."

Tammy Bruce, a spokeswoman for the State Department, said that America is changing "the methodology of how we contribute" to the conflict, adding that the country "will not be the mediators" going forward.

"We are not going to fly around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings," Bruce added, reflecting Donald Trump's frustration with the lack of progress in ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

"It is now between the two pa...