Marco Rubio

The US and Ukraine have made a “tremendous amount of progress” on a peace plan to end the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, stressing that Russian agreement is essential for any deal to hold.

Washington has nearly exhausted its list of viable targets for sanctions against Moscow, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, following its latest move to blacklist two of Russia’s largest oil companies.

The United States’ campaign against Venezuela has quietly broadened to include targets in Colombia and Mexico, under a push led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and supported by hardline allies of President Donald Trump.

A bill introduced by the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee authorizes the US secretary of state to revoke passports or refuse to issue them to individuals deemed misaligned with Washington’s preferred policies.