Marco Rubio: “Well, the war is over.”

The United States expects to conclude deals worth billions of dollars following my visit to Central Asia.

There's been talks of a meeting. I don't know whether it's been finalized, but the president has been clear. He'd like the war in Ukraine and Russia to end.

We want to see this region continue to thrive into the 21st century as a hub of commercial diplomacy, because it is in our interest – because it is our interest from both an economic standpoint and from a security standpoint as well.

We just want fair competition and an opportunity.