Rubio laid responsibility on both Russia and Ukraine for refusing to make enough concessions for a ceasefire. “Both sides are going to have to give up something in order to get to the table, in order to make this happen. That’s — that’s just the way it is,” Rubio said.

The secretary of state also said he didn't believe placing more sanctions on Russia would be effective to reach a ceasefire or peace deal.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff discussed Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday and told him a government building that came under attack on Sunday was hit by a Russian ballistic missile.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio termed the recent Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace “unacceptable,” adding that it remains uncertain whether Moscow deliberately targeted Poland.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and the United Kingdom to address security matters in Gaza and globally from Saturday through Thursday.

We will work with our European allies and non-European countries, by the way, to build such a security guarantee,' says US Secretary of State - Anadolu Ajansı

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Marco Rubio, discussed security guarantees and defense support for Ukraine and the strengthening of sanctions against Russia during a telephone conversation.

The visit comes at a moment of high tension for the longtime allies following Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders on Qatari soil earlier this week.