Rubio calls on both Ukraine and Russia to “give something” to end conflict

Emmanuel McDammy
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President Donald Trump’s administration is already making clear the US is changing course on its Ukraine strategy — with newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday calling on both sides to “give something” to end the conflict.

“The president said when he was campaigning, he wants the dying to stop. He wants the destruction to stop. I think that’s in everyone’s interest,” Rubio said, speaking to NBC News on the first full day of Trump’s presidency. “Now, will that be easy? Will it be complicated? Of course, because every side is going to have to give something.”

Asked what message it would send if Russia is able to hold onto Ukrainian land without consequence, Rubio said the country had “already faced consequences” in the form of sanctions, inflation, and lives lost.

Rubio refused to weigh in on “domestic political debates” when asked about Trump’s January 6 mass pardons — and his own comments four years ago after the attack on the Capitol.

He also said it was “reasonable” for “a new administration on their first day in office” to take “some time to look at an issue” like a possible TikTok ban and to “weigh all of the security concerns.”

Trump launches sweeping agenda hours after taking office. Here’s what to expect today

Tuesday marks the first full day of the President Donald Trump’s second term, and it’s already off to a busy start after Trump signed a series of executive actions, ordering a crackdown on immigration and removing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.

Trump also granted pardons to over 1,000 people involved in the Capitol insurrection in 2021, including the 14 far-right extremists from the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys who were convicted or charged with seditious conspiracy.

Here’s what to expect today:

  • Trump is expected to meet with House and Senate Republican leadership at the White House.
  • He is also expected to continue to sign the hundreds of executive orders that he has said he will enact over the first few days of his new presidency.
  • At 10 a.m. ET, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to examine the expected nomination of Douglas Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  • Also at 10 a.m. ET, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing to examine the expected nomination of Elise Stefanik to be the US representative to the United Nations.
  • At 10:15 a.m. ET, the Senate Finance Committee will hold an Executive Session to consider the nomination of Scott Bessent for Secretary of the Treasury.
  • At 11 a.m. ET, Trump and Vice President JD Vance will attend an interfaith Service of Prayer for the Nation at the Washington National Cathedral.
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