On Tuesday, senior Russian and American officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met to start talks on improving relations and negotiations by war in Ukraine.
The meeting at Derh Palace in Raydeh is another pivotal step by the Trump administration to reflect the United States' policy on isolating Russia and aims to pave the way for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump earlier this month raised the US policy towards Ukraine and Russia by saying that he had agreed to start negotiations on ending the war.
Ukrainian officials are not participating in the meeting, and Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski said on Monday that his country would not accept the result if Kiev does not participate.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Affairs Adviser Putin Yuri Ushakov arrived in the Saudi capital on Monday evening. Oshkov said the talks will be “purely duality” and will not include Ukrainian officials.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Tami Bruce said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Steve Witkev will meet the Russian delegation.
The talks indicate a significant expansion in US -Russian communications, almost three years in the war, which has witnessed relations that have decreased to the lowest level in decades.
Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the United States spoke at the time, Anthony Blinkne, shortly on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in India nearly two years ago, and in the fall of 2022, the United States and Russians met in Turkey amid Washington's concerns that Moscow could be resorted to nuclear weapons amid setbacks battlefield.
The recent American diplomatic raid in Kyiv and Key Allies sent a stampede to ensure a seat on the table amid fears that Washington and Moscow could press a deal that will not be favorable to them.
France invited an emergency meeting of the European Union and UK countries on Monday to determine how to respond.
Before the talks, Kirill Dimitrif, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which the Kremlin said, may join the meeting, stressed the importance of the meeting in the comments to the Associated Press.
“The good US relations in Russia are very important to the entire world. Dmitryv, who said he and his team will focus on economic issues in the talks, for AP only” that Russia and the United States can address many global problems, solve global conflicts and provide solutions. “
The Saudi -owned satellite channel, which indicates the Russian delegation, has described Moscow's priority as “a real normalization with Washington.”
Dirieyah Palace sits across the street from RIYADH Diplomatic neighborhood. Also, next to the Ritz -Carlton Hotel, which became famous in 2017 after the de facto leader of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman detained the other princes and the elite of the country there as part of what the Royal Court described as corruption, which was also marginalized by any challenging capabilities to control the Kingdom.
Hosting the talks is a major step towards Prince Muhammad's goal throughout the war – which puts the kingdom in the midst of diplomatic negotiations.
This helped the prisoners' negotiations and Ukrainian President Voludimir Zellinski hosted the Arab League summit in the Kingdom in 2023. Zelinski is likely to travel to Saudi Arabia later this week.
For Prince Muhammad, former President Joe Biden described him as “pariah” by “pariah”, due to the killing of the Washington Post 2018 Jamal Khashogji, as he hosted such talks that have the image that is being destroyed otherwise.
Before the summit, the Saudi daily newspaper Okaz described this moment as “appointed the world over Riyadh.”
Journalist Michary Al -Daadi wrote in the London -based Asharq Awsat newspaper, but “a major step on the international political chess circuit, and revealed the situation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its positive impact on the benefit of all people,” wrote.
The prince also maintained the neighboring United Arab Emirates, and has maintained close relations with Russia throughout its war on Ukraine, through OPEC+ Cartel oil and diplomat as well.
The summit also hosts the budget of the cruel criticism that has recently been released by the Kingdom's media control over President Donald Trump because of his repeated comments that he wants to “own” the Gaza Strip, which was destroyed by the Israeli military attack there since October 7, 2023 attacks.
The Palestinians want Gaza and the West Bank for a future country, which is supported by almost the wider Arab world and almost all the international community.
