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Rubio Denies U.S. Deliberately Withholding Ukraine Support

Marco Rubio rejected claims that Washington deliberately restricted support to Ukraine and denied a pause in intelligence-sharing, contradicting Volodymyr Zelensky’s account.

BharatVox · 20 October 2026 at 09:12 pm IST

Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State — archive photograph (2025-01-21); not the reported event — Office of Vice President of the United States, Public domain

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington had deliberately restricted support to Ukraine, according to India Global Review’s October 20 report. He also rejected the claim that intelligence-sharing with Kyiv had been paused, contradicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s account.

Rubio said the priority should be bringing the war with Russia to an end. The report does not establish which account of intelligence-sharing is accurate.

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Fact-check this story · Source: India Global Review: Rubio Says U.S. Is Not Deliberately Withholding Support From Ukraine. This AI-assisted account is based on the linked source, not independent on-the-ground reporting by BharatVox. Any opinion is separately labelled.

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