Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on This Week Sunday that he had not had any communication with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Friday's explosive White House meeting that erupted into a shouting match, but that he hoped efforts to end the devastating war in the country could be "reset."
"I haven't had any contact with him since Friday," Rubio said during an interview with ABC News' "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, adding that he also hadn't spoken to his Ukrainian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, since then.
As he has consistently done in recent days, the secretary defended the actions of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance while chastising Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader's comments in the Oval Office ran counter to efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, which was sparked by a full-scale invasion by Russia more than three years ago.
Amazing explanation of the situation from @SecRubio: "Shouldn't we all be happy that we have a President that is trying to stop wars and prevent them instead of start them?... We are trying to end a war. You cannot end a war unless both sides come to the table." pic.twitter.com/aoGfXm3PJ5
— Alex Pfeiffer (@Pfeiffer47) March 2, 2025
"We have to bring [Russia] to the table. You're not going to bring them to the table if you're calling them names, if you're being antagonistic. That's just the president's instincts from years and years and years of putting together deals," Rubio argued.
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