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Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued statements that echoed the rhetoric of past leaders, referring to Putin as a "gangster" and drawing ominous similarities between Putin's actions in Ukraine and Hitler's expansionist policies. However, criticism arose when Rubio heeded the call to engage in discussions with representatives of a nation led by a dictator responsible for widespread aggression, perhaps signaling a departure from previous steadfast commitments to allied nations like Ukraine.