War in Ukraine: Marco Rubio believes that “nothing is deliberately refused” to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Tuesday October 20 that the United States was not “deliberately” withholding military supplies intended for Ukraine, which has requested interceptors from the Patriot air defense system to counter Russian attacks.

Donald Trump “unhappy” according to Rubio

“Nothing is deliberately refused” to Ukraine, said Marco Rubio on a visit to India. “It’s a balance between our commitments to other partners and, frankly, our own...needs for our own facilities as well,” he said. He said President Donald Trump was “unhappy” with accusations that he deliberately harmed Ukraine, including by ordering a halt to intelligence sharing.

“The president is upset because, first of all, he doesn't like being held accountable for things that aren't true, including accusations that he somehow ordered intelligence sharing to be cut off,” Marco Rubio said. “And that is not true, he has repeated it several times,” declared the head of American diplomacy.

“The president ... is particularly reacting to the insinuation that he would do things to deliberately harm Ukraine. This is neither fair nor true,” said Marco Rubio. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses the United States of deliberately delaying the planned delivery of interceptor missiles, essential to guard against Russian missile and drone attacks.

A “desire to diversify its energy portfolio”

Relations are also strained by the decision of the American president, who accuses his Ukrainian counterpart of fueling the surge in fuel prices by targeting Russian refineries, and concluded an agreement with Vladimir Putin on diesel, to the great displeasure of Ukraine. Marco Rubio also welcomed on Tuesday India's “substantial progress” in diversifying its energy supplies, including moving away from its main supplier, Russia.

“What India has repeatedly expressed is its desire to diversify its energy portfolio, which is a smart thing to do,” Marco Rubio said during a visit to India’s economic capital, Bombay. “Obviously, it's not easy to do overnight, so I think they've made considerable progress in that regard, and we're happy to see that,” he added.