US and Russia Hold Talks on Ukraine War in Saudi Arabia
The discussions mark the first high-level meeting between the two nations since 2022, but Ukraine and Europe are excluded from the table.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lead delegations in Riyadh to explore potential resolutions to the Ukraine conflict.
- The talks are not formal peace negotiations but aim to assess Russia's willingness to engage in future discussions.
- Ukraine and European nations are excluded from the meeting, drawing criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who calls any agreements without Ukraine's involvement invalid.
- Russia expresses conditional openness to Ukraine's EU membership but firmly rejects any possibility of NATO accession for the country.
- European leaders remain divided over the concept of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, with Germany and Poland deeming the discussion premature.
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