U.S. President Donald Trump stated a brand new part of ceasefire negotiations between American and Russian delegations aimed to cease Russia's battle towards Ukraine would happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 25.
This assembly follows the primary spherical of discussions held in the identical metropolis earlier within the week. No Ukrainian officers have been current on the Saudi negotiations.
Following the preliminary assembly, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined three important aims each side had agreed to pursue. These embody restoring embassy employees in Washington and Moscow, making a high-level crew to facilitate Ukraine peace talks, and exploring methods to strengthen financial cooperation between the 2 nations.
The Kyiv IndependentFrancis Farrell
In the meantime, Russia’s Deputy Overseas Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that preparations are underway for a possible face-to-face assembly between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Chatting with Russian state media, Ryabkov stated such a summit might cowl a broad vary of world points past the battle in Ukraine. He emphasised the necessity to "transfer towards normalizing relations" and deal with "probably the most acute and probably very, very harmful conditions, of which there are numerous, Ukraine amongst them."
Ryabkov claimed that plans for the summit stay within the early levels and would require "probably the most intensive preparatory work" to materialize. He added that U.S. and Russian envoys could maintain one other assembly throughout the subsequent two weeks to organize for additional high-level discussions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected any potential end result from the talks, stressing that Kyiv was not included within the discussions. European allies have additionally voiced issues over being sidelined within the negotiations, elevating additional doubts concerning the legitimacy of the continued diplomatic efforts.
The Kyiv IndependentOleg Sukhov