Marco Rubio Dismisses Russian Sanctions Rumors: 'Unequivocally False'

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly rejected a report that the country was considering whether to lift sanctions on one of Russia's main natural gas pipelines linked to Western Europe as part of a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Rubio dismissed as "unequivocally false" a Politico report that Washington would reverse U.S. policy on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which would deliver a major coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Steve Witkoff, an envoy for the Trump administration, had floated the idea, according to the publication citing undisclosed sources, although he also rejected the...