Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the narrative that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be coerced into a deal with Russia during CBS' Face the Nation. He refuted concerns raised by Margaret Brennan regarding European leaders' involvement as a means to pressure Zelensky. Rubio emphasized that Ukraine would be the one to determine the conditions of any agreement and labeled the media narrative as "stupid." He noted the importance of several meetings that had taken place following a contentious exchange between Trump and Zelensky earlier in the year.
This is such a stupid media narrative that they're coming here tomorrow because Trump is going to bully Zelensky into a bad deal. It will be Ukraine that is the ultimate decider on the conditions.
There have been numerous meetings since the contentious exchange of words between Trump and Zelensky in February at the White House in front of cameras. Rubio insists that any negotiations must ultimately reflect Ukraine's decisions.
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