Rubio Calls Zelensky Claim on Donbas Withdrawal for Security Guarantees a Lie
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that Washington demanded a withdrawal from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees is false. He said Kyiv was told that such guarantees could only take effect after the war ends. Rubio stressed the issue was not tied to territorial concessions and called Zelensky’s remarks untrue.