# Rubio frames Russia’s war on Ukraine as a dispute over Donbas

https://mins.news/en/item/113674

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-24 04:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/rubio-reveals-theory-on-russias-war-against-ukraine-ahead-of-next-us-peace-push/

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is essentially a dispute over Donbas, describing it as 11% of one part of the country. His comments came ahead of planned trilateral U.S.-Ukraine-Russia peace talks in November. The article argues this framing narrows the war to a regional dispute, noting Russian attacks and occupations extend well beyond Donbas.

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