Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with CBS 'Face the Nation' host Margaret Brennan over Trump's handling of the war in Ukraine.

Trump hosted Putin in Alaska summit on Ukraine war but failed to secure ceasefire, though both sides reported progress and planned future meetings

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

Marco Rubio hit the full sweep on Sunday by appearing on “Face the Nation”, Meet the Press”, “This Week”, and “Fox News Sunday”, and he left a lot of smoldering debris in his wake.

In his appearance on "Face the Nation" yesterday with Margaret Brennan, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that both Russia and Ukraine are gonna have to make concessions for the war to end. Even though Ukraine got invaded by a war criminal,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Rubio replied that the “goal here” is to reach a “peace agreement,” rather than “to stage some production for the world and say, ‘Oh how dramatic. [Trump] walked out.” Enough progress was made, Rubio insisted, to continue moving toward an agreement (though he elided Trump’s newfound embrace of a peace agreement instead of a ceasefire).

Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed irritation Sunday with suggestions that Europe is worried President Trump will bully Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into an unfavorable peace deal,

CBS programme Face the Nation kicked off with a fiery clash as presenter Margaret Brennan skewered Marco Rubio

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Sept. 22, 2024.