On the evening of Wednesday, January 22, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had his first telephone conversation with the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They talked about Ukraine, Russia, China and increasing defense spending. Mark Rutte reported this on the social network X (Twitter). He added that he was glad to see Rubio in office.. " Glad to see you in office! I look forward to welcoming you to NATO and working together on Ukraine, Russia and China,"

He added that increasing defense spending in Europe and strengthening transatlantic defense production "

Let us recall that Rubio previously said that the conflict initiated by Russia caused significant damage to Ukraine, Russia itself and the stability of Europe. And the only way to solve this problem is pragmatism and seriousness in diplomacy.

According to Rubio, ending the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the priorities of the administration of the new US President Donald Trump.. The key challenge facing the White House is to find a solution that would ensure that the war does not flare up again within a few years..

Rubio has already taken the oath of office and officially assumed office, immediately declaring that the main mission of the State Department will be to strengthen the security, strength and prosperity of the United States.

We told you what the new Secretary of State said about Ukraine.

However, according to Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov, the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes that the administration of President Donald Trump is interested in long-term peace in Ukraine, in which a new war would not start again in a few years. However, how the Americans will achieve this remains questionable, because the views of the Russian Federation and the United States on the world are very different.