US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly defended President Trump’s sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he was trying to derail peace talks with Russia. On Sunday, Rubio appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and claimed that Zelensky had attempted to lecture the US on various issues during a heated exchange with Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office. The criticism of Zelensky followed Trump’s public attack on him and Pence, who were defending Ukraine’s need for US security guarantees as part of any potential cease-fire agreement with Russia.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/marco-rubio-zelensky-ukraine-trump.html