Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: reu

November 28, 2025 3:26 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering.

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead, said one of the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public.

It was unclear why Rubio planned to skip the December 3 meeting, and his plans could change. But his likely no-show comes when U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been scrambling to narrow gaps over President Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with some European diplomats complaining they are being cut out of the process.

There are usually two formal NATO meetings of foreign ministers per year, and it is exceedingly rare for a U.S. secretary of state to be absent. In 2017, during Trump's first term, then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson initially planned to skip an April meeting, though the gathering was then rescheduled to accommodate his schedule.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rubio-plans-skip-nato-meeting-key-moment-ukraine-sources-say-2025-11-28/

[elleng]

1. W T F!!!!

[2naSalit]

2. Chicken shit...

I can't wait to see that fucking cuck lose everything.

[llmart]

3. More truthful headline would read...

"Rubio has been ordered to skip NATO meeting" and we all know who ordered that.

[KPN]

4. Big Daddy Idi Trump says so.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Then Rubio oughta hide until the meeting is over.

Would be a shame if he were caught enjoying a triple latte at Starbucks . . . . .

[FakeNoose]

6. Maybe he's going to Cancun with Ted Cruz ....

[popsdenver]

7. As this whole Republican tyrant thing progresses

I am really suspicious of the 2025 & Republican agenda re: NATO...........

I think that it is only a matter of time, before this Republican/Trump CABAL starts closing down U.S. Military bases in NATO countries and bringing the troops back home where they would be needed desperately if Trump orders Martial Law........AND.....it is a humongous win for Putin ........and would allow him to start invading European NATO nations with no fear of the U.S. Military in place to protect them......Those European NATO countries are also providing military weapons to Ukraine....

[Borogove]

8. Does it really matter if any of these assholes attend? They are simply not capable of solving complex problems.

[patphil]

9. I never was a fan of Rubio, but since he linked up with Trump, he's become a world class asshole.

Holding onto a position of power definitely "Trump's" honor and integrity every time in Trump World.

[Attilatheblond]

10. Dock his pay!

[tavernier]

11. As stood as Rump is outta there

Rubio will write a big tell all book about how he was only there to keep Rump from destroying America.