Marco Rubio Asked: 'What Was Your Message To The Russian Foreign Minister' Following Their Meeting?

Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about his message to Russia's Foreign Minister.

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00:00Should I? I'm sure we'll cover it all in your questions. Go ahead.

00:05What was your message to the Russian foreign minister today?

00:08And what is the Trump administration's strategy now to end the Ukraine war?

00:13Well, our strategy is to continue to engage all the parties that are involved in finding an outcome to this conflict.

00:18We will engage any time that we have an opportunity to do so like we did today.

00:23I echoed what the president said of both disappointment and frustration at the lack of progress.

00:30In peace talks or in a path forward. So we'll continue to engage.

00:34We shared some ideas and comments which I'll take back to Washington as early as this evening in terms of calls and reflected.

00:43And perhaps there's something to build on there.

00:45But it was a frank conversation. It was an important one.

00:48We had it. And we talked about some other items as well and related to the war in Ukraine.

00:52But that was obviously the first and foremost topic that we discussed.

00:56And look, the president's been pretty clear.

00:58He's disappointed and frustrated that there's not been more flexibility on the Russian side to bring about an end to this conflict.

01:06We hope that can change.

01:08And we're going to continue to stay involved where we see opportunities to make a difference.

01:12Without speaking.