U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that President Donald Trump made it unequivocally clear that the war between Russia and Ukraine must come to an end, emphasizing that a diplomatic solution is the only viable path to resolve the conflict.
In a post on the social media platform X, following the NATO–Ukraine Council meeting, Rubio reiterated Washington's stance, saying, “There is no military solution to this conflict, only a diplomatic one.”
Earlier, Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, held discussions with Rubio regarding preparations for an upcoming meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump, set to take place on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague on June 24–25.