Source: Antiwar.com
by Ron Paul
“According to several recent news reports, the two major Trump foreign policy shifts last week are the handiwork of Marco Rubio, the President’s Secretary of State and (acting) National Security Advisor. As with all neocon plans, they will be big on promises and small on delivery. First up, according to Bloomberg it was Rubio who finally convinced President Trump to take ‘ownership’ of the US proxy war on Russia, and for the first time place sanctions on Russia. Up to this point President Trump chose to portray himself as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. But with this move against Russia’s oil sector he can no longer credibly claim that this is ‘Joe Biden’s war.'” (10/28/25)
https://original.antiwar.com/paul/2025/10/27/the-rubio-doctrine-neocons-are-back/