US-Ukraine Meeting Productive, But More Work Needed to Reach Peace Deal, Rubio Says

As I told you earlier this morning, our goal here is to end the war. But it's more than just to end the war. We don't just want to end the war, we also want to help Ukraine be safe forever, so never again will they face another invasion. And, equally importantly, we want them to enter an age of true prosperity. It's about also the terms that set up Ukraine for long-term prosperity. I thought we started laying the groundwork for that, most certainly in Geneva. I think we continued that work in our communications throughout the week. I think we've built on that again today, but there's more work to be done. This is delicate. It's complicated. There are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there's another party involved here that will have to be a part of the equation. And that will continue later this week when Mr. Woodcock travels to Moscow, although we've also been in touch in varying degrees with the Russian side. But we have a pretty good understanding of their views as well. So much work remains, but today was, again, a very productive and useful session where I think additional progress was made. And we continue to be realistic about how difficult this is, but optimistic, particularly given the fact that as we've made progress, I think there is a shared vision here that this is not just about ending the war, which is very important. It is about securing Ukraine's future, a future that we hope will be more prosperous than it's ever been. We were discussing about the future of Ukraine. We discussed all the important matters that are important for Ukraine, for Ukrainian people, and the U.S. was super supportive. We worked. We already had a successful meeting in Geneva, and today we continue this success. So at the moment, this meeting was productive and successful. On the later stages, hopefully we will keep you updated.