Rubio says US will ‘take action’ after Rwanda’s ‘clear violation’ of Trump-brokered peace deal

Published December 13, 2025 11:20am ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the United States will “take action” after Rwanda violated its peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.

“Rwanda’s actions in eastern DRC are a clear violation of the Washington Accords signed by President Trump, and the United States will take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept,” Rubio wrote on X.

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