00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Ukraine would not exist as a sovereign state without American support.
00:07His remarks come as Washington pushes to revive peace talks with U.S. envoy Steve Pitkoff urging Russian President Vladimir
00:14Putin to return to the negotiating table.
00:18If it were not for the assistance of the United States, including under the Trump administration, there would be no
00:23Ukraine right now.
00:24Ukraine as a sovereign state would not exist.
00:26That doesn't mean the bravery of the Ukrainian fighters should not be highlighted because they have absolutely very bravely fought
00:34for their country and done extraordinary things with the aid that's been provided to them, standing up to a much
00:38larger country.
00:39But let's be very clear there. There would be no Ukraine today were it not for the assistance the United
00:44States has supplied Ukraine in the billions of dollars going back to the Biden administration and going through this administration
00:51as well.
00:52Rubio says Washington remains committed to negotiations.
00:56He also described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with Whitkoff in Oslo as positive and would take the discussions to
01:05the Russian side.
