Both countries had agreed to re-establish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow.
Marco Rubio
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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
There’s a lot we can and we’ll continue to do in close partnership with our allies in Mexico.
Both countries had agreed to re-establish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow.
I think there’s more they can do as well to confront this challenge, and my preference would be that we can work with the Mexicans on this issue cooperatively.
I shared the Philippines’ concern about China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea.
I came away today convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and through what mechanism can end be brought to this war, whether we can ultimately reach that outcome will…
The first is that both countries will ramp up their diplomatic facilities, their embassies in both Washington and Moscow, which have taken a real hit with diplomats and spies getting kicked out over the past few years.
The European Union was going to have to be at the table at some point, because they have sanctions [against Russia] as well.
We're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits.
I commend Lithuania's dedication to advancing our shared priorities and your strong stance against authoritarian regimes, particularly China and Russia.
We're going to have a good outcome with the Panamanians. Look, they're good friends.
The European Union is going to have to be at the table at some point because they have sanctions [on Russia] as well that have been imposed.
We're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits.
If he sees an opportunity to end it, which is what he's looking for, whether there is an opportunity or not, we're going to pursue it.
I think that there is an erosion in free speech and intolerance for opposing points of view within Europe, and that's of concern.
I can tell you that Donald Trump is the only leader in the world that could potentially begin that process.
I assure you, the United States has come under withering criticism on many occasions from many leaders in Europe, and we don't go around throwing temper tantrums about it.
President Trump made clear he wants to end this war, and if opportunities present themselves to further that, we're going to take them.
I would love to wake up one day and hear the news that Iran has decided not to pursue a nuclear weapon.
I said yesterday that peace is not a noun. It's a verb. It's an action. You have to take concrete steps towards it.
What I can tell you is, I know of no better negotiator in American politics than President Trump.





