Rubio Says Security Guarantees for Ukraine Must Also Be Acceptable to Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on November 9 that post-war security guarantees for Ukraine must be something Russia also agrees to, and that no final concrete plan has been settled, per the Kyiv Independent and TASS
Washington has openly linked any Ukraine settlement to Russian consent on security guarantees, granting Moscow a veto over the postwar arrangement's design before the Abu Dhabi talks open. Rubio's admissions that no concrete plan exists and that treaty details were not discussed show the guarantee text remains unwritten. His citation of Senate approval difficulties signals a ratification hurdle for any binding US commitment, which Kyiv must weigh against Article 5-style language Moscow is positioned to dilute. The dispute over European attendance, confirmed by an EU diplomat and rejected by Peskov, marks a procedural contest over who shapes the terms. The shift from territorial preconditions, including the Donbas withdrawal linkage, to Russian-consent conditionality matters because it moves leverage toward Moscow. The emphasis may instead be a bargaining posture to keep Moscow at the table. Confidence is high: four outlets, including a primary account, report Rubio's core statements consistently, and none contradicts them.
4 sources
- Security guarantees for Ukraine must also be acceptable to Russia, Rubio says -
Kyiv Independent - Security guarantees for Ukraine cannot be provided without Russia’s consent — Rubio -
TASS - Security guarantees for Ukraine must be acceptable to Russia, otherwise mechanism will not work - Rubio -
Interfax-Ukraine - Rubio: Security guarantees for Ukraine must be acceptable to Russia -
The New Voice of Ukraine