The Secretary of State's comments came after President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to "stop the war" against Ukraine.

Imposing further sanctions on Russia could lead to two more years of war between Moscow and Kyiv, Marco Rubio has said. Speaking to NBC, the secretary of state said negotiating a peace deal between the two countries was "complicated," after President Donald Trump suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin was perhaps not open to a peace deal.

Marco Rubio praises Trump’s peace efforts: “No leader is working harder to prevent wars or end them than President Trump is right now.”