Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasises the need for pragmatic diplomacy in resolving the Ukraine conflict, stating that neither side can achieve their 'maximalist goals', while acknowledging the complex nature of negotiations ahead.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday by pledging to keep his department at the heart of U.S. foreign policymaking and execute what he said was President Donald Trump's aim of promoting peace through strength.

After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.

The Senate on Monday voted 99-0 to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as the current administration’s secretary of state, Reuters reported. Rubio’s confirmation came just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second presidential term.

The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.

The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was sworn in as part of President Trump's cabinet, becoming the first Hispanic to serve as a top diplomat. Rubio, a strong advocate for U.S. interests and noted critic of China,

The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

Immediately after his confirmation in the US Senate as Secretary of State, Marco Rubio commented on the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The politician believes that each side will have to give up something,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will begin working on a ceasefire in Ukraine "almost immediately," new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists on Jan. 20.

The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as President Trump's secretary of state. Why it matters: Rubio will be instrumental in making good on many of Trump's grandest campaign promises — from ending the war in Ukraine to countering China's growing influence to implementing a ceasefire deal in Gaza.