Ukraine war briefing: Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia

US secretary of state says Zelenskyys claims not true about Donbas; French TV criticised over Sergei Lavrov interview. What we know on day 1,494US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyys assertion that the Trump administration is demanding Kyiv hand over its eastern Donbas region to Russia to receive US security guarantees in any ceasefire plan. Speaking on Friday, Rubio disputed Zelenskyys recent comments and said the US has made no such stipulation in its talks with Ukra...