In a sometimes combative interview Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio posited that the thing that matters most when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war is getting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table — and everything else is just noise.

Rubio defended the tone and tenor of his boss during Friday's White House clash with Zelensky before he was asked about the leadership in Moscow.

While in the Senate, Marco Rubio was a vocal supporter of Ukraine and an even louder critic against Putin, but he's been largely sidelined after becoming Secretary of State. He hasn’t only been scarce when it comes to Ukraine and Russia,

Defying international outcry, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the fracas that erupted in the Oval Office on Friday. Speaking with host Kaitlin Collins on CNN’s The Source,

We live in a multipolar world. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted as much during his wide-ranging interview in January with Megyn Kelly. The recognition that multipolarity is now the kind of world we live in came about,

Ukraine saw its third-year anniversary since Russia invaded. No European allies or the former U.S. administration have spoken to Vladimir Putin since.

Kissing up to the Russians in Saudi Arabia and getting nothing in return, Secretary of State Marco Rubio came away expecting “concessions” from all sides (“Rubio on UAE visit faces resistance to Gaza plan amid major defense and weapons expo,

As Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke of the “incredible opportunities” to partner with Vladimir Putin’s Russia if a peace deal to end his invasion of Ukraine is achieved, the

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a tantrum in an interview with ABC News after This Week presenter George Stephanopoulos claimed the Trump administration had “taken steps to placate Putin.” Rubio was fuming as he dodged questions from Stephanopoulos and made an eyebrow-raising comparison between the war in Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.

Some commentators claimed that the Secretary of State appeared to be "embarrassed" during the disastrous meeting.