Secretary of State Marco Rubio mapped out US strategy for managing Russia’s close relationship with China, saying Washington wants to dilute ties without sowing division between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
This is what Republicans are doing now: going against all of their strongest convictions about America’s role in the world—about the threat of Russia, the threat of Putin—to bend the knee to Trump,” says Jen Psaki on Republicans like Marco Rubio,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in South Africa on Thursday for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine and U.
The United States has proposed its own United Nations resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine after refusing to back one drafted by Kyiv and backed by Europe. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described it as “a simple,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio fiercely defended President Trump’s approach to negotiating a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday, saying the media and public would be praising his efforts if he were a Democrat.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Zelensky "Ukraine-splaining" everything threw a wrench into the administration's effort to lure Russia to the negotiating table. "It was explained to them repeatedly,
European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow.
He is in a very difficult position because his long-held beliefs are not the ones he has been tasked to defend now.”
Rubio defended the tone and tenor of his boss during Friday's White House clash with Zelensky before he was asked about the leadership in Moscow.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushes back on allegations President Donald Trump is excluding Ukraine from peace talks with Russia, dismisses concerns about NATO alliance.  Read More