Marco Rubio: ‘I’ve Never Heard President Trump Say That Russia Has The Right To Take All Of Ukraine’

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During Friday’s press conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio answered questions about President Trump's comments about Russia's war on Ukraine.

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00:00Go ahead. Hold on one second. Yes.

00:02Reaffirmed unwavering support for Ukraine's territorial integrity,

00:06which has been largely absent in various U.S. statements since January 20th.

00:11What led you to subscribe to this this time?

00:14That's not a change in public policy.

00:16The United States has never said that Russia—I've never heard President Trump say

00:20that Russia has a right to take all of Ukraine and do whatever they want there,

00:23so that's not inconsistent with that statement.

00:25That is separate from the issue we face today,

00:28and that is that as it stands today, there is a war going on that has no military solution to it.

00:33Neither Russia nor Ukraine can achieve its maximalist military aims.

00:37The only way to end this war is through a process of negotiations.

00:41Negotiations, be it in business, in commerce, or in geopolitics,

00:45involves both sides giving something, both sides making concessions.

00:49That's just obvious.

00:50I'm not saying—I don't think that should be sort of a newsmaking statement.

00:55That's the reality of any conversations that exist in order to end wars,

00:59is that there has to be some level of concessions.

01:02What those concessions are remains to be seen.

01:04That will have to be part of the negotiation,

01:06but it's not going to be helpful to enter into those negotiations

01:10making blanket statements that may give an excuse for one side or the other not to participate in it.

01:16So we'll have to get to that stage where these things are discussed,

01:18and ultimately, whatever happens, both sides will have to agree to it,

01:22and that's true of any negotiation when you're trying to end a war.

Marco Rubio: ‘I’ve Never Heard President Trump Say That Russia Has The Right To Take All Of Ukraine’

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