US will hold separate negotiations with Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia this week - CNN
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High-ranking US officials will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet with the Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah.
Senior officials of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia this week, citing a source familiar with the plans, reports CNN, writes UNN.
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The source declined to disclose who would be present at the negotiations.
Trump provided a preliminary overview of the upcoming negotiations, telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday: "In Saudi Arabia, as you know, there are big meetings ahead. This will include Russia, besides Ukraine, we will see if we can do something."
Trump expressed hope that "some very big things could happen this week."
U.S.-Ukrainian negotiations in Saudi Arabia are taking place at a time when the two countries are working to restore their relations on a solid foundation after a spat in the Oval Office last month between Trump, U.S. Vice President Jay D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After the meeting, during which Trump and Vance criticized Zelensky over the war, and the Ukrainian leader rejected several points, senior U.S. officials have been working to mend relations, writes CNN.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly among the U.S. officials set to meet with their Ukrainian counterparts in Jeddah.