A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 17, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the premise of this question from CBS "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan about Trump's meetings last week with Vladimir Putin and next week with Volodymyr Zelensky: Brennan asked: "You know,

Rubio replied that the “goal here” is to reach a “peace agreement,” rather than “to stage some production for the world and say, ‘Oh how dramatic. [Trump] walked out.” Enough progress was made, Rubio insisted, to continue moving toward an agreement (though he elided Trump’s newfound embrace of a peace agreement instead of a ceasefire).

Secretary of State Rubio said Trump's position on the war in Ukraine hasn't changed after Friday's summit with Putin and that Ukraine must be involved in peace talks.

Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disputes Secretary of State Marco Rubio's characterization that continuing negotiations with Russian President Putin are a step toward ending the war in Ukraine.

Two key figures, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, appear to be the front-runners. Trump himself suggested that Vance is the "likely" candidate to succeed him, while also leaving open the possibility of a Vance-Rubio joint ticket.

SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO, FORMER BIDEN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN & SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK” WITH CO-ANCHOR MARTHA RADDATZ Plus, Martha Raddatz sits down with Former CIA Chief of Central Eurasia Division Robert Dannenberg.

Rubio visits the Caribbean, where energy and migration will top his agenda this week U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md. to board a plane for Jamaica on ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with CBS 'Face the Nation' host Margaret Brennan over Trump's handling of the war in Ukraine.

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