This is the most important meeting between the two sides after the Russian invasion of Ukraine – reports on a Lavrov press conference after the conversations
Talks between the American and the Russian delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are under way, according to Reuters.
On the American side, US Secretary of State Mark RubioTrump’s National Security Advisor Mike Walts and the White House envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkov participate in the negotiating team. Witten is a billionaire real estate agent and personal friend of Trump and has already been in the center of international talks since Trump won them? The presidential election – earlier this month met with Putin on a different issue.
From the Russian delegation participate in the conversations the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and foreign policy adviser to the Kremlin Yuri Usakov. Both Lavrov and Usakov are very experienced diplomats with many years on Putin’s side, helping him implement Russian foreign policy.
Russia hopes the US will hear Moscow’s position in talks on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, Interfax news agency said Tuesday, citing Russia’s state wealth fund. Dmitriyev, a former Goldman Sachs banker with American education, played a role in the first contacts between Moscow and Washington during Trump’s first term as president from 2016-2020.
“I don’t think people need to see this as something about details or promoting some kind of negotiation,” said US Foreign Ministry spokesman Tami Bruce.
Yuri Usakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser, has stated on his part in state -run media that the talks will focus on “how to start Ukraine negotiations”.
This is the most important meeting between the two sides after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and comes after Donald Trump and the Vladimir Putin They agreed to start negotiations on the end of the war last week.
It is noted that both Ukraine and Russia have blocked territorial concessions and Putin demanded last year from Kiev to withdraw his troops from even more territories.
Guardian sources say a press conference of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected after the meeting.
Source :Skai
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