Rubio’s week of war and peace | The Playbook Podcast

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is back from Geneva, where he met with Ukrainian and European officials to negotiate a peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Rubio said Sunday he was “very optimistic” about the progress thus far. President Donald Trump has set a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept a deal. Meanwhile, tensions with Venezuela are mounting as the U.S. amasses military resources in the region at a level not seen in decades. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and diplomatic correspondent Felicia Schwartz discuss the stakes. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 0:32 Rubio drives Ukraine peace push 2:36 Europe pushes back on the plan 5:04 Is Russia even on board? 6:28 Trump’s Thanksgiving deadline 9:36 Venezuela tensions escalate 12:03 New terror designation in Venezuela 13:15 Rubio at the center of both crises 15:35 Christmas at the White House ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/