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A member of Russia's delegation that met with U.S. officers in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18 to debate ending the struggle in Ukraine has mentioned the talks have been "not dangerous," but it surely was "onerous to say" if the 2 sides' pursuits have been converging.

Chatting with the pro-Kremlin Channel One Russia, Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, mentioned it was a "very severe dialogue of all the problems we wished to the touch upon."

"We’ve got agreed to take account of one another's pursuits and develop bilateral relations, since each Moscow and Washington have an interest on this," he added.

Ushakov additionally mentioned a gathering between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin have been mentioned, but it surely was unlikely to happen subsequent week as had been beforehand speculated.

Kurt Volker’s guide to US-Russia Ukraine peace talks in Saudi ArabiaAfter years of political isolation sparked by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss how to bring an end to the war. Neither Ukraine nor Europe has been invited to the main discussion, setting off alarm bells inThe Kyiv IndependentChris York