U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated the Russian people on June 12, Russia's National Day, and expressed a desire for "constructive engagement" to bring peace to Ukraine. "On behalf of the American people,

The U.S. State Department has published a Russia Day greeting from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, written “on behalf of the American people.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the U.S. "remains committed to supporting the Russian people" as they mark a national holiday. The statement issued Thursday to coincide with Russia Day said that the U.