Kuala Lumpur, July 11 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, addressed questions regarding President Trump's remarks on a new deal between the United States and NATO to supply weapons to Ukraine and elaborated on America's broader regional priorities.

Further elaborating on NATO's potential contributions, Rubio highlighted that many member nations already possess the kinds of defensive systems Ukraine urgently needs.

"In addition to that, I would point to the fact that a number of the defensive weapons that Ukraine seeks are in our Allies in NATO have them. So, as an example, Germany, I believe, has 13 or 14 Patriot batteries. Other countries do as well, some others, and some have placed orders fo...