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title: "Kremlin says Rubio's view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin"
description: "MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's view that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the United States and Russia is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's own assessment."
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# Kremlin says Rubio's view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin

> MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's view that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the United States and Russia is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's own assessment.

By Reuters · Published 6 March 2025, 14:33 SAST · Updated 6 March 2025, 14:33 SAST

## Key points
- In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, both Marco Rubio and the Kremlin are singing from the same hymn sheet, declaring the Ukraine war a proxy showdown between nuclear titans, and suggesting it's high time to hit the brakes on the chaos.
- U.S. Senator Marco Rubio describes the Ukraine conflict as a protracted proxy war between nuclear powers.
- Rubio emphasizes the need for an end to the conflict, aligning with U.S. President Donald Trump's views.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov agrees with Rubio, framing the war as a struggle between Russia and the U.S.-led West.
- Both sides express a desire to halt hostilities, reiterating their positions on the nature of the conflict.

## Content

"It's been very clear from the beginning that (U.S. President Donald Trump) views this as a protracted, stalemated conflict," Rubio told Fox News in an interview on Wednesday.

"And frankly, it's a proxy war between nuclear powers – the United States, helping Ukraine, and Russia – and it needs to come to an end."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow agreed with Rubio's assessment and noted that Russia has said many times that the war is a conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led collective West.

"We can and want to agree with it, and we agree with it. That's the way it is. We have said this repeatedly. We have said that this is actually a conflict between Russia and the collective West. And the main country of the collective West is the United States of America," Peskov said of Rubio's remarks.

"So it is absolutely in line with the position that our president and foreign minister have repeatedly expressed. We have said this repeatedly, and yes, we agree that it is time to stop this conflict and this war."

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy Papachristou/Maxim Rodionov Editing by Andrew Osborn)