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<\/strong>The Kingdom hosted talks between senior US and Russian officials yesterday<\/strong>, as part of its \u201cefforts to promote global peace and security,\u201d according to a post on X<\/a> from the Foreign Ministry. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Lavrov yesterday in Riyadh to discuss enhancing ties between Saudi and Russia, state news agency SPA<\/a> reports. The Crown Prince also met with Rubio on Monday<\/a>, ahead of yesterday\u2019s talks.<\/p>\n

The two sides agreed to resolve bilateral issues and chart a way towards normalizing <\/strong>their diplomatic missions, <\/strong>while also committing to setting up \u201chigh-level teams\u201d to work on a path to ending the Ukraine war \u201cin a way that is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides,\u201d according to a statement<\/a> from the US Department of State. They also agreed to explore future cooperation on geopolitical, economic, and investment opportunities emerging from a successful resolution to the war, the statement added.<\/p>\n

Who was there? <\/strong>The US delegation was led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was joined by Trump\u2019s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and White House Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff. Meanwhile, the Russian side was headed by FM Sergei Lavrov and Putin\u2019s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, as well as Russia\u2019s sovereign wealth fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev. <\/p>\n

What about Europe? <\/strong>The EU, notably absent from the talks, is set to join the table \u201cat some point\u201d to iron out details related to sanctions imposed on Russia due to the war, Rubio said.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is not on board: <\/strong>\u201cNobody decides anything behind our back,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a press conference after the US-Russia meeting was concluded. Zelensky, who was due in Saudi today for a separate trip, postponed his visit to the Kingdom in a move to avoid \u201cany coincidences.\u201d Zelenskiy had expressed his displeasure at not being invited<\/a> to yesterday\u2019s talks and stated that Ukraine will not recognize any settlements reached without its involvement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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