Rubio denies Trump supports letting Russia take control of Donbas region

State Secretary Marco Rubio has pushed again on experiences that President Donald Trump helps Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Russia to take full management over the Donbas area in Ukraine, making it clear that choices about such territory can be left to Ukrainian President Volodymyykykyy.

“The president stated that when it comes to areas are issues that Zenskyyy must resolve. These are issues that the Ukrainian facet should be set with,” stated Rubio on “Sunday Morning Futures.”

His look got here days after Trump’s high-stakes assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, of which Rubio stated it allowed “progress”, regardless of a future peace settlement that remained unclear.

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The US State Secretary Marco Rubio (L) speaks throughout a gathering with the Democratic Republic of the Congo Overseas Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Overseas Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe within the Ovale Workplace of the White Home, DC, on 27 June 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP through Getty photographs)

Rubio additionally clarified the position of Trump in lowering the problems and mediating progress between Russia and Ukraine after years of warfare, whereas warning that the conversations may collapse if the US will proceed with additional sanctions on Moscow.

‘The second you place further sanctions on him [Putin]… Peace talks are now not potential, “he continued, warning that the financial punishment may derail Trump’s efforts to convey Putin to the desk.

Rubio believes that Trump is the one world chief who is ready to mediate peace between rival nations, which since February 2022 spar on a big scale.

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President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, Friday, August 15, 2025, with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Related Press)

European leaders would additionally play a job within the course of, particularly in offering safety ensures in the long run that may give Ukraine the boldness to barter.

Numerous heads of state this week are anticipated to turn into a member of Zenskyy within the White Home, along with NATO -Secretary -Common Mark Rutte, whereas Trump insists on a framework that may stop a renewed Russian offensive within the coming years.

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Nonetheless, Rubio acknowledged that negotiations stay tough, with points akin to territorial boundaries and future navy alliances removed from resolved.

“If one facet will get the whole lot they need, that’s not a peace settlement. It’s known as give up,” he stated.

The secretary added that though peace will not be but assured, the willingness of Trump to contain each events presents the one lifelike path forward.