Rubio says Ukraine needs leverage to deter Russia in the future

Sen. Marco Rubio used his confirmation hearing Wednesday to warn a Senate panel that China might move against Taiwan before the decade is over and that a potential ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine must provide the Ukrainians with sufficient leverage to deter a repeat invasion in the future.

Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become secretary of State, testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he is expected to receive bipartisan support in a vote scheduled for Monday. He is one of the few Trump Cabinet choices expected to have broad bipartisan support on the floor, with a vote possible as early as Inauguration Day.