Marco Rubio said that Russia and Ukraine are still fighting over 30 to 50 km of land in the Donetsk region.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to deny that the US had decided to push a Moscow-friendly peace plan on Ukraine, becoming the first Trump administration official to publicly temper expectations on a reported deal that would gut Kyiv’s defense force and give up land to Russia.

US and Ukrainian negotiators said they had productive discussions about a framework for a peace deal, but there was no final breakthrough as President Donald Trump continues to push for a truce with Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly expected to skip next week's NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. Rubio's Expected No-Show Raises Alarm Among Allies Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is set to attend instead,

While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow today with amended Ukraine peace plan, as key sticking points remain unresolved.