In Rubio's first interview after being sworn into office as [[Secretary of State]] in January 2025, Rubio told [[Megun Jelly]]L
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In Rubio's first interview after being sworn into office as [[Secretary of State]] in January 2025, Rubio told [[Megyn Kelly]]:
{{Cquote|What the [[dishonest]]y that has existed is, that we somehow led people to believe that [[Ukraine]] would be able not just to defeat [[Russia]], but, you know, destroy them, push them all the way back to what the world looked [[Maidan coup|like in 2014]]...Ukraine is being set back a hundred years...Their [[energy]] grid is being wiped out...And you know how many Ukrainians have left Ukraine, living in other countries now?...They may never return.}}
{{Cquote|What the [[dishonest]]y that has existed is, that we somehow led people to believe that [[Ukraine]] would be able not just to defeat [[Russia]], but, you know, destroy them, push them all the way back to what the world looked [[Maidan coup|like in 2014]]...Ukraine is being set back a hundred years...Their [[energy]] grid is being wiped out...And you know how many Ukrainians have left Ukraine, living in other countries now?...They may never return.}}