Russian President Vladimir Putin considers negotiations of the US-Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia as the first step to restore cooperation with the United States. Their aim and subject was primarily to build confidence, Putin said on Wednesday during a visit to the production of unmanned aircraft in St. Petersburg. According to TASS, TASR reports this.
The US-Russian Tuesday negotiations in Riyadh lasted approximately 4.5 hours. They were led by US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Neither Ukrainian nor European officials were invited to them. Rubio and Lavrov agreed on the negotiations on the negotiations Creation of teams at a high level that will discuss the way of the end of war.
“(About the interviews) I was informed. I evaluate them positively, they brought the result“said Putin. “In my opinion, we have taken the first step to restore cooperation in different areas of common interest,” added. Namely mentioned the Middle East, Ukraine, Energy and Space.
Representatives of the US in Saudi Arabia, according to the Russian President, showed that they are “completely different people”. “They were open to the negotiation process, had no prejudice and did not judge what was done in the past,” He told reporters in St. Petersburg.
Putin in response to the lack of representatives of Europe and Ukraine in Riyadh said that Russia has never refused talks with European officials or Kiev. On the contrary, they did not want to negotiate with Moscow or completely stopped contacts.
“Ukraine no one excludes,” Putin stressed. He therefore described Kiev’s reaction between the US and Russia as “hysterical”. Even the United States according to Putin are of the opinion that Russia and Ukraine should be involved in the negotiation process.
According to the head of the Kremlin, it is not possible to solve several questions without increasing confidence between the US and Russia – especially the war in Ukraine. According to him, it is also necessary to clarify the matter of extending the validity of the nuclear disarmament contract, which will expire on 5 February 2026.
New Start Agreement is the last valid arms control agreement between the largest nuclear powers – Russia and the US. The contract was signed in Prague in Prague by the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the US President Barack Obama and came into force in February 2011.
Putin also reiterated on Wednesday that he is interested in meeting his American counterpart Donald Trump, But such a meeting requires thorough preparation due to the level of Russian-American relations. “We are in such a situation that it is not enough for the meeting to be just about having tea or coffee, sit down and talk about the future, ” Putin stated.
Without further details he added that the US President who promised in the election campaign that will quickly end the war to Ukraine, “naturally” changed his attitude after taking up the office, when he started receiving news information.
