Marco Rubio: 'The invasion of Ukraine has been a strategic disaster' for Moscow – La Nouvelle Tribune

Author: Charly HessounPublished on: June 4, 2026Country: USA

PoliticsWorld / International

Marco Rubio: 'The invasion of Ukraine has been a strategic disaster' for Moscow – La Nouvelle Tribune

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a strategic disaster for Moscow, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on June 4, 2026. On the same day, Ukrainian drones struck the oil terminal in St. Petersburg and military installations, disrupting the opening of the International Economic Forum. Rubio noted that Russia will likely never achieve its military objectives and that Ukraine is becoming increasingly effective at long-range strikes. Russia had previously launched a massive attack on Kyiv and Dnipro, killing at least 23 people.

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