‘One Phone Call Does Not Make Peace’: Marco Rubio on Trump’s 90-Minute Call with Vladimir Putin

BRENNAN So you head ░░░░░░░░ Israel to Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ I know you ll ░░░░░░░░ talking about Gaza but ░░░░░░░░ ve also learned that ░░░░░░░░ Arabia is trying to ░░░░░░░░ this diplomacy with Russia ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Which Russian officials ░░░░░░░░ you expect to be ░░░░░░░░ with And what will ░░░░░░░░ focus of your talks ░░░░░░░░ be Do you actually ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin is ready ░░░░░░░░ negotiate and make concessions ░░░░░░░░ Well here s what ░░░░░░░░ know I know President ░░░░░░░░ spoke to Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ week And in it ░░░░░░░░ Putin expressed his interest ░░░░░░░░ peace and the president ░░░░░░░░ his desire to see ░░░░░░░░ end to this conflict ░░░░░░░░ a way that was ░░░░░░░░ and that protected Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ and that was an ░░░░░░░░ peace not that we ░░░░░░░░ going to have another ░░░░░░░░ in three or four ░░░░░░░░ That s a good ░░░░░░░░ Now obviously it has ░░░░░░░░ be followed up by ░░░░░░░░ So the next few ░░░░░░░░ and days will determine ░░░░░░░░ it s serious or ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately one phone call ░░░░░░░░ not make peace One ░░░░░░░░ call does not solve ░░░░░░░░ war as complex as ░░░░░░░░ one But I can ░░░░░░░░ you that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the only leader in ░░░░░░░░ world that could potentially ░░░░░░░░ that process Other leaders ░░░░░░░░ tried They have not ░░░░░░░░ able to do so ░░░░░░░░ he ran in his ░░░░░░░░ and he was elected ░░░░░░░░ president one of his ░░░░░░░░ was he would work ░░░░░░░░ bring an end to ░░░░░░░░ conflict in a way ░░░░░░░░ s sustainable and fair ░░░░░░░░ obviously you know this ░░░░░░░░ the first step in ░░░░░░░░ process but we have ░░░░░░░░ long ways to go ░░░░░░░░ one call doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it One meeting wouldn ░░░░░░░░ make it This there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ be done But I ░░░░░░░░ thought it has you ░░░░░░░░ even the longest journey ░░░░░░░░ with the first step ░░░░░░░░ we ll see what ░░░░░░░░ from here hopefully good ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Who will you ░░░░░░░░ meeting with Rubio Well ░░░░░░░░ s been finalized yet ░░░░░░░░ was scheduled to be ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia anyways We ░░░░░░░░ we announced that trip ░░░░░░░░ week ago and a ░░░░░░░░ and a half ago ░░░░░░░░ ultimately look if at ░░░░░░░░ point in time there ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to continue ░░░░░░░░ work that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ last week to begin ░░░░░░░░ create an opening for ░░░░░░░░ broader conversation that it ░░░░░░░░ involve Ukraine and would ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ and would involve our ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ in Europe we re ░░░░░░░░ to explore it if ░░░░░░░░ opportunity presents itself I ░░░░░░░░ t have any details ░░░░░░░░ you this morning other ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ ready to follow the ░░░░░░░░ s lead on this ░░░░░░░░ begin to explore ways ░░░░░░░░ those opportunities present itself ░░░░░░░░ begin a process towards ░░░░░░░░ Now a process towards ░░░░░░░░ is not a one ░░░░░░░░ thing This war has ░░░░░░░░ going on for a ░░░░░░░░ It s difficult It ░░░░░░░░ complicated It s been ░░░░░░░░ It s been costly ░░░░░░░░ it will not be ░░░░░░░░ to end the conflict ░░░░░░░░ this And there are ░░░░░░░░ parties at stake that ░░░░░░░░ opinions on this as ░░░░░░░░ The European Union has ░░░░░░░░ as well The Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ obviously fighting this war ░░░░░░░░ s their country and ░░░░░░░░ re on the front ░░░░░░░░ So one meeting isn ░░░░░░░░ going to solve it ░░░░░░░░ I want to reiterate ░░░░░░░░ president made clear he ░░░░░░░░ to end this war ░░░░░░░░ if opportunities present themselves ░░░░░░░░ further that we re ░░░░░░░░ to take them if ░░░░░░░░ present themselves We ll ░░░░░░░░ what happens over the ░░░░░░░░ few days.”