For readers of independent media – or anyone who’s been paying any level of attention for that matter – this is nothing new, but this week marked the first time a sitting US Secretary of State Described the Ukraine-Russia conflict as a proxy war.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Wednesday interview with Fox News described that “It’s been very clear from the beginning that [President Donald Trump] views this as a protracted, stalemated conflict.”
“And frankly, it’s a proxy war between nuclear powers – the United States, helping Ukraine, and Russia – and it needs to come to an end,” he followed with.
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Rubio just admitted the Ukraine war is a proxy war.
Funny how that used to be called “Russian propaganda,” huh? pic.twitter.com/T5y1bRtUfF
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 6, 2025
He was defending the White House’s ongoing talks and pursuit of a rapid peace deal with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. He also urged others not to sabotage the process, including the Ukrainians.
“President Zelenskyy unfortunately made the decision to challenge the Vice President and start questioning whether diplomacy is even possible; in essence, sabotaging and undermining the President’s plan,” Rubio described of last Friday’s visit to the White House of the Ukrainian leader. […]
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