Marco Rubio

The end goal is obviously not just the end of the war

The end goal is, obviously, not just the end of the war.

It's not just about the terms that ends fighting.

U.S. officials had begun by looking at Russian demands, and received oral and written input from the Russians.

We have to start treating them as armed terrorist organizations, not simply drug-dealing organizations.

There's still some work left to do, and that's what our teams are going to be doing right now.

Headed by the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro, Cartel de los Soles has corrupted the institutions of government in Venezuela and is responsible for terrorist violence and drug trafficking.

We began from the early stage of this process with our understanding of the Russian position as had been communicated to us in numerous ways.

Well, obviously the Russians get a vote here, right?

I was very optimistic about the progress of the talks.

This 28-point plan was not a done deal and amounted to a Moscow wish list.

I think this was a very, very meaningful – I would say probably best – meeting and day we've had so far in this entire process, going back to when we first came into office in January.

This is a very delicate moment.

I feel very optimistic that we can get something done.

Responsible for terrorist violence

But that begins to ramp out of control.

It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine.

The peace proposal was authored by the U.S. It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations.

Is abandoning decades of bipartisan U.S leadership on universal human rights, and replacing it with a dangerous theocratic ideology that has more in common with The Handmaid’s Tale than with the Declaration of Independence

We’re going to do the same vetting as anybody else would get.

The leader of the designated narcoterrorist organization Cartel de los Soles

The State Department plans to designate the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization

Neither Maduro nor his cronies represent Venezuela's legitimate government.

The cartel is headed by Maduro and other high-ranking members of his government and is among those responsible for terrorist violence throughout our hemisphere.

The State Department intends to designate Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, a foreign terrorist organization.