Marco Rubio

Sekretarz stanu USA Marco Rubio i szef gabinetu prezydenta Ukrainy Andrij Jermak oświadczyli w Genewie, że odbyli „najlepsze jak dotąd spotkanie na temat zakończenia wojny w Ukrainie, a oba zespoły pracują nad zmianami do propozycji pokojowej USA”. Tymczasem europejscy liderzy przedstawili własną wersję propozycji pokojowych, opartą na planie Donalda Trumpa. Rozmowy z udziałem partnerów europejskich zaczynają się zaraz po zakończeniu sesji negocjacji z delegacją USA. Rubio i Jermak poinformowali dziennikarzy o „znaczących postępach” w rozmowach w Genewie nad 28-punktowym planem pokojowym USA. Jak podkreślili, obie strony przeanalizowały projekt punkt po punkcie i pracują nad zmianami. – Moim zdaniem odbyliśmy prawdopodobnie najbardziej produktywne i znaczące spotkanie w całym tym procesie – mówił Rubio. – Poczyniliśmy znaczne postępy. Nasze zespoły udały się już do swoich pokojów, a my pracujemy nad niektórymi z otrzymanych sugestii. Wprowadzamy więc pewne zmiany, korekty, mając nadzieję na zmniejszenie naszych różnic i zbliżenie się do czegoś, co będzie bardzo akceptowalne zarówno dla Ukrainy, jak i dla Stanów Zjednoczonych – powiedział Rubio. --- 📝 AI Summary: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak reported significant progress in peace negotiations in Geneva, working on amendments to the U.S. peace proposal. They emphasized the productive nature of their discussions, aiming to align the proposal with both U.S. and Ukrainian interests.

SECRETARY RUBIO: Maybe longer, but – 96 hours, I guess. But first, I want to thank Jeanette, my wife, who has been so supportive. As the Vice President knows well, it’s impossible to do any of these jobs we do here – including the Senate but now in this new role – without the support of our family and particularly of our spouses. And so thank you for being supportive every step of the way. I would not stand here before you today without that. I’m also thrilled and grateful that all four of my children are here. They’re the most important legacy any of us will leave behind. The most important job I’ll ever have is that of a father and a husband, and I’m honored that they are able to join us – Amanda, my oldest; Daniella, my second; Anthony, our third; and then Dominick. I’m very happy they’re able to see this today. I also want to thank my colleague Senator Risch and Ms. Risch for joining us. He did a great job managing the committee, which brought us here to this point, but he’s also been one of my closest friends in my time in the U.S. Senate. In fact, we – by reason of chance, certainly not by design, we wound up basically being first and second behind one another on seniority in every committee. So – we even sat next to each other on the floor, so people thought it was a plot. It was not by design, and – but it’s one of the most special relationships I have established. And obviously it’s an honor to be with the Vice President, who I think is going to be phenomenal – someone I knew and admired and actually relied on for policy ideas before he was even elected to the Senate and now will do an extraordinary job for the President. I can’t think of a better voice for the world and for the President’s policies. As far as the task ahead, President Trump was elected to keep promises and he’s going to keep those promises. And his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States. It will be furthering the national interests of this country. And he’s given us a very clear mandate. President Trump has made it very clear everything we do – and this is true in government but especially at the Department of State – everything we do must be justified by the answer to one of three questions: Does it make us stronger, does it make us safer, and does it make us more prosperous? If it doesn’t do one of those three things, we will not do it. And so that is the goal and that is the task, and that is the promise that he was elected to keep and that is the promise he will keep and we will help him keep. It’s a transformational moment. The United States, I think, is now, as President Trump pointed out last night and I believe deeply, we are headed into a new era that I think will make the world a safer place. We have a President who yesterday – President Trump made clear in his inaugural speech that one of the primary goals of American foreign policies is the promotion of peace – of course peace through strength, peace and always without abandoning our values. But I think it’s extraordinary that it’s something that needs to be said and hasn’t been said enough in recent memory, and we look forward to being a key part of helping the President achieve his agenda that he has a clear mandate to keep. If I may take the liberty for just 15 seconds to say something in Spanish because I know a lot of people back home would be very proud and I want to make sure I acknowledge that. (In Spanish.) I just said I saved a bunch of money by switching to GEICO. That’s what I said. Sorry. (Laughter.) And I want to end by thanking Almighty God and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is truly the singular purpose of our lives. It’s the most important priority. It’s the only thing that will matter when we take our last breath on this Earth. But this is an extraordinary opportunity that would not have been possible without God’s blessings. I’m honored and I’m privileged, cognizant of the responsibility, and I want to thank President Trump for his confidence. We will work hard every second of the day to help him achieve the agenda the American people have given him to achieve. Thank you. Thanks for being a part of this today. God bless all of you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Vice President. (Applause.)