Posted on 03/28/2026 8:22:21 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 27 that President Volodymyr Zelensky's claims about Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas region in exchange for security guarantees are untrue.
"That's a lie. And I saw him say that, and it's unfortunate he would say that, because he knows that's not true and that's not what he was told," Rubio told reporters.
"What he was told is the obvious: Security guarantees are not going to kick in until there's an end to the war, because otherwise you're in — you're getting yourself involved in the war."
In an interview with Reuters published on March 25, Zelensky said that Washington's proposed security guarantees to Ukraine would be contingent on Kyiv withdrawing troops from parts of Donbas still under Ukrainian control.
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It is a lie because I do not believe Zelensky was ever given any security guarantees by anyone. Well maybe Lindsay did because he runs things as he likes to brag about.
It is a very fluid situation.
Rubio has been very good.
Zelensky and the EU have been trying to pressure the US into providing security guarantees ti Ukraine in order to suck the US into boots on the ground intervention into their war.
I agree. I honestly was not a fan of him as Senator but he has really done an outstanding job.
He'll make a damn good President some day.
M"Z" lieing his little a** off matches the scene which was televised where "Z" mouthed off.
"Z" isn't a world leader...he's a world provocateur.
By now, the President knows of this incident....and bet he’s boiling.
“Zelensky and the EU have been trying to pressure the US into providing security guarantees ti Ukraine in order to suck the US into boots on the ground intervention into their war.”
That’s been their goal all along. Ukraine and the EU can’t defeat Russia without us. No security guarantees until the borders are settled. All of them, Crimea included.
Some people respect the Art of Deal Making.
And I bet they don’t like liars who do not bargain in good faith.
Why aren’t we walking away from this turd?
Z lies? I’m shocked! Good for Rubio for calling him out.
Trump is playing Z like a fiddle.
The gravytrain ended when Biden was stricken with a brain disease and handed the reigns to Kamala.
The Ukraine saga will go down as one of the last big fails on the Deep State/Neo Con era.
Trumps savage elimination of the Mullah stranglehold on the middleast is a continuation of the genius on the new administration’s foreign policy maneuvering.
Trump and Rubio are playing Z like a fiddle.
The gravytrain ended when Biden was stricken with a brain disease and handed the reigns to Kamala.
The Ukraine saga will go down as one of the last big fails on the Deep State/Neo Con era.
Trumps savage elimination of the Mullah stranglehold on the Middle East is a continuation of the genius in the new administration’s foreign policy maneuvering.
Only gig Zelensky has is get funding from the democrats and then back channel half of it to the democrat party.
Biden winks
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