President Donald Trump is reluctant to publicly criticize or insult Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, believing that such actions hinder negotiations toward a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine war, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with CNN.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to take responsibility and apologize for turning Friday’s explosive Oval Office meeting into a “fiasco.” Rubio, who was seated feet away from the 47-year-old Ukranian leader,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded an apology from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday night, accusing him of turning a White House meeting into a “fiasco” that undermined President Donald Trump’s push for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war.