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.

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.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday acknowledged the Trump administration is far away from reaching any kind of peace deal between Russia and Ukraine after President Trump’s summit on Friday

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.

Marco Rubio clarifies that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will decide on territorial issues in peace talks, not Trump, following reports concerning Donbas control.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s decision not to impose extra tariffs or sanctions on China and Europe for their continued reliance on Russian oil, despite penalising India.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, an envoy for President Trump, suggested that a peace deal was still distant.

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.

Marco Rubio torched what he called a "stupid media narrative" as he was confronted him on "concerns" that Zelensky will be "bullied" into a Russia deal.