Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down with Breitbart News on Monday, Feb. 24, for an extended interview. He began by discussing why the U.S. voted against the Ukrainian-sponsored UN General Assembly resolution on the Russia-Ukraine conflict earlier on Monday, Feb. 24. “President Trump wants to end this war,” he explained in the exclusive interview. “He thinks far too many people have died and he wants to bring it to an end. We didn’t feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side. We’re trying to get these guys to the table. Unfortunately, Ukraine didn’t agree and they wanted to move forward on theirs. We then went to the Security Council with our compromise, which I think is very fair language and it basically says ‘war is a terrible thing.’ ... way too many people have died, this war needs to end in a way that’s enduring—in essence, echoing President Trump’s view of what this conflict needs to be and reminding the United Nations that the purpose of the United Nations was the ending of war and the prevention of conflicts, not making it harder to end conflicts.”
Rubio also dismissed as unserious Zelenskyy’s demand, as he made it in an interview with Piers Morgan in early February, for nuclear weapons if NATO won’t make Ukraine a member. “Well, I don’t think anyone would think that’s a serious offer on their part, nor do I think equipping them with nuclear weapons is a solution to the problem,” Rubio affirmed.
“We need less nuclear-armed countries, not more—nor do I think that solves their problem as they view it,” he added. “I think he has a fundamental challenge and that’s okay; how do you reach an end to the conflict that’s enduring and that’s going to be in place and that’s not all of a sudden going to lead to a new war in a year or two years or three years? That’s the kind of thing that’s going to have to be talked about in any negotiation. But I don’t think nuclear weapons are the answer to that.”