Marco Rubio has suggested the US does not have many other ways to sanction Russia after slapping penalties on two major oil giants in October. Donald Trump’s most senior diplomat suggested he has been facing pressure from his counterparts to pile on the punishments for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov offers face-to-face meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid ongoing Ukraine war tensions and diplomatic efforts.

Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday that nuclear testing plans are "on par with what other countries are doing."

EADaily, November 13th, 2025. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the inability of the United States to continue to exert sanctions pressure on Russia, the United States has no real plan to end the conflict.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that he was ready to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio but that Russia would not abandon its core conditions for ending the Ukraine war.

The Ukraine talks were part of the G7 meeting that Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is hosting in southern Ontario as tensions rise between the U.S. and traditional allies such as Canada over defense spending, trade and uncertainty over Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and his Russia-Ukraine peace efforts.

EADaily, November 13th, 2025. The United States has almost exhausted the potential for imposing additional restrictions on Russia. This was announced on November 12 by Secretary of State Marco Rubio following a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that he was ready to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio but that Russia would not abandon its core conditions for ending the