SECRETARY RUBIO: All right.
QUESTION: Good evening.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Hey, guys, how we doing?
QUESTION: Good. Thanks for welcoming us.
MR YERMAK: Hello.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you for coming. So let me - at the outset let me say we're going to come back here in a few minutes, in maybe an hour or two hours from now, so I'm not going to take questions now because - we're not going to take questions now because we want to come back to you. But we wanted to keep you updated.
So it is in my personal view that we've had probably the most productive and meaningful meetings so far in this entire process since we've been involved, from the beginning. We have a very good work product that was already built on a foundation of input from all the relative parties involved here, and we were able to go through some of those items now point by point, and I think we made good progress. Our teams are - have now gone to their rooms as we're working on some of the suggestions that were proffered to us. So we're working through making some changes, some adjustments, in the hopes of further narrowing the differences and getting closer to something that both Ukraine and, obviously, the United States are very comfortable with.
Obviously, this will ultimately have to be signed off by our presidents, although I feel very comfortable about that happening given the progress we've made. And then obviously there's the Russian side of the equation. But again, we think we have some pretty substantial insights over the last nine months into some of the things that are really important to them.
So, I think the takeaway from it is 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. But there's still some work left to do and that's what our teams are going to be doing right now, and we'd like to come back to you maybe a little later tonight with further updates.
MR YERMAK: Dear journalists, dear Marco, and I want to confirm that we have very productive first session with distinguished American delegation. We have very good progress and we are moving forward to the just and lasting peace. Ukrainian people deserve and want this peace more than anymore - anyone in this planet. We thank our big friends, United States and personal President Trump and his team, to their commitment to bring this peace. And we will continue to work today, as Secretary said. We will be working and in coming days to join proposals, and we will - also will engage our European friends and, of course, the final words will be of our leaders, of the President of United States, and Ukraine, and I hope that we can achieve the good progress today. Thank you.
QUESTION: Do you think this process can -
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. We'll be back to you in - and we'll be back to you in a little while with more. I know you have questions. Let us work on more answers for you and then - because we're - literally we wanted to update you, but this is literally an ongoing process. But we wanted to keep you up to date on what's happening. We will come back to you later tonight and maybe at that time be able to answer maybe some of the specific questions that you have. But let's get - let's get back to work and we'll be back to you pretty soon. Okay? Thank you.
MR YERMAK: Thank you.
