# Rubio speaks with Zelenskyy, denies U.S. is deliberately hindering Ukraine’s defenses

https://mins.news/en/item/107802

- CBC News, 2026-10-20 12:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-zelenskyy-rubio-9.7387989?cmp=rss

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he had an extensive conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid disputes over intelligence gathering. Rubio denied there was a “deliberate political directive to harm Ukraine.”

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