Marco Rubio Clashes with George Stephanopoulos Over U.S. Policy on Russia and Ukraine
In a tense exchange on ABC’s This Week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back against host George Stephanopoulos over America’s stance on Russia and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Citing a recent high-stakes White House meeting—where President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy debated a rare-earth minerals deal and the prospects for peace—Rubio made a blunt argument: the sooner global leaders and the public “grow up,” the closer we come to resolving the prolonged conflict.
