Marco Rubio described Trump as a “President who hates war” and sees it as “a waste of money and lives.” He pointed out that Trump has already mediated six agreements in the past six months and wants to achieve the same with Ukraine and Russia.

Trump’s friendly stance towards Putin, on full display in the recent meeting of the two leaders, doesn’t reflect popular opinion in the U.S., says Putin foe Bill Browder. He recalls that, when he and Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza lobbied for the Magnitsky Act in 2012,

Marco Rubio torched what he called a "stupid media narrative" as he was confronted him on "concerns" that Zelensky will be "bullied" into a Russia deal.

Donald Trump's meeting with Russian president Vladmir Putin was either a "disaster" or a success, depending on whom you ask — and on Sunday NBC's Kristen Welker asked both Sen. Chris Murphy and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Besides POTUS and Putin, the meeting will reportedly be flanked by some of the most powerful figures in the Kremlin’s inner circle including Russian Foreign Minister Lagrov, Trump's closest allies including Marco Rubio,

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to end Russia's war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear.