Rubio Tells How Russia's War Against Ukraine Will End

• 14.02.2026, 14:06

Moscow will also fail to achieve its strategic goals.

Russia's war against Ukraine will not end with a "traditional defeat" of one side, but Moscow will also fail to achieve its strategic goals. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, Bloomberg reports.

He said the conflict is likely to end through a negotiated settlement. Rubio emphasized that neither side will be able to realize all its maximalist demands, and the war will eventually lead to a political compromise.

At the same time, he noted that territorial issues, in particular possible concessions on Donetsk, will be extremely painful for Ukrainian society.