The Kremlin said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's view that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the United States and Russia is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's own assessment.

In a sometimes combative interview Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio posited that the thing that matters most when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war is getting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table — and everything else is just noise.

Rubio defended the tone and tenor of his boss during Friday's White House clash with Zelensky before he was asked about the leadership in Moscow.

Defying international outcry, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the fracas that erupted in the Oval Office on Friday. Speaking with host Kaitlin Collins on CNN’s The Source,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised steps taken by Ukraine toward ending the war with Russia, saying it is now up to Moscow to take a step in that direction

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Ukraine has agreed to a ceasefire offer presented by the U.S. and the next step is getting the Russians to reciprocate. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Our number one interest is ending this war once and for all.

Ukraine has agreed to a 30 day ceasefire in the brutal war against Russia. “Today, we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a cease-fire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that’s enduring and sustainable and accounts for their interests,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a tantrum in an interview with ABC News after This Week presenter George Stephanopoulos claimed the Trump administration had “taken steps to placate Putin.” Rubio was fuming as he dodged questions from Stephanopoulos and made an eyebrow-raising comparison between the war in Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.