RUSSIA AND U.S. BEGIN PEACE TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA – Lavrov will also focus on restoring American-Russian relations
U.S. and Russian officials have converged in Riyadh for significant talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
The head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday (February 18) described the U.S. President Donald Trump as a problem solver ahead of the U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, the first high-level, in-person discussions in years between the two countries
The two sides are expected to discuss ways to end the conflict in Ukraine and restore American-Russian relations. The conversation could pave the way for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Russia said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would meet top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in talks that would focus on ending the Ukraine war and restoring “the whole complex” of Russia-U.S. ties.
The talks will precede a meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents.
