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US will respond to Rwanda's 'clear violation' of DRC agreement: Rubio

 President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a peace accord signing ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on December 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP] 

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Saturday that Rwanda had clearly violated the peace agreement it signed with the Democratic Republic of Congo last week in Washington and vowed unspecified "action" in response.

The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group advanced in eastern DRC and seized the key border city of Uvira, just days after the two nations' leaders and US President Donald Trump signed the "Washington Accords" on December 4.

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