US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are gathering in Saudi Arabia before the initial negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, which will be held without Kiev and European supporters.
Other American authorities in Riade negotiations include National Security Counselor Mike Waltz and the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
On the Russian side are high -level political, intelligence and economic figures, including presidential advisor Yury Ushakov and the head of the Sovereign Fund Kirill Dmitiev, who played a key role behind the scenes in a recent.
Lavrov stated that negotiations aim to end the “abnormal period” in relations between the two “great powers”.
The discussion can also establish the foundations for one.
European leaders, who expressed potentially crucial alarm, held an emergency meeting about Ukraine in Paris on Monday (17).
The meeting came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Europe to join to create an army and a foreign policy, warning that.
What do the US say?
Rubio framed negotiations as an attempt to determine whether Russia is serious about the end of the war in Ukraine. He also stated that if negotiations progressed, the Ukrainian government and the European countries would be involved.
Keith Kellogg, the Trump administration envoy to the two countries at war, discussed a set of “duo” negotiations and is expected to visit Kiev on Thursday (20).
What does Russia say?
Kremlin has stated that negotiations “will be dedicated mainly to the restoration of the entire complex of Russian American relations.”
Lavrov has worked out that Trump and Putin want to leave behind a “abnormal period” in relationships. He also hinted that Moscow in the negotiations.
What does Ukraine say?
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said his government “” and would not participate.
But Zelensky repeatedly signaled his willingness to get into an agreement that.
