The discussions were useful, we heard each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after meeting with his US counterpart Mark Rubio in Riyadh.

We have agreed to remove obstacles from our diplomatic missions, and to appoint envoys as soon as possible by Sergei Lavrov.

We have agreed to set up a process to settle Ukraine’s conflict. We have also agreed to shape the conditions for the complete restoration of our cooperation. There is also a great deal of interest in getting away obstacles and economic cooperation He commented, a statement interpreted in US sanctions in Moscow.

We have shown a bilateral commitment to find solutions, the Russian Foreign Minister said.

Ukraine’s attack on CPC (Russian pipeline carries oil through Kazakhstan) proves that Zelenski and his team have to be ” stroke ”.

” I can say that today’s discussions were not unsuccessful ” The high -ranking Russian official still observed.

“Any NATO forces development in Ukraine is completely unacceptable ” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was stated.

We noted, he noted, that President Trump was the first of Western leaders who said that ” dragging ” Ukraine in NATO was one of the main [λόγους πίσω από] What happens, one of Biden’s biggest mistakes. ” If Trump was president, that would never have happened ” noticed.

President Putin has often stressed that NATO’s expansion and Ukraine’s absorption by NATO were a direct threat to the Russian Federation and our sovereignty, Lavrov emphasized.

Lavrov rejected media speculations about a possible three -point plan for Ukraine, which some media reported.

Rubio: “All stakeholders must agree on a solution”

All those involved in the conflict in Ukraine should agree on the solution, the US Secretary of State said after meeting with his Russian counterpart. No one is marginalized, he assured, in the wake of the emergency meeting of Europeans in Paris.

To finish the conflict in Ukraine, the US Foreign Minister said, must be accepted to all involved, including Ukraine, Europe, and Russia.

There is still a job, today’s meeting is the first step A long and difficult trip was observed by Rubio.

He said ” excellent opportunities ” could be available for both the US and Russia if the war in Ukraine ended.

Rubio said that the US and Russia “are beginning to be involved in identifying excellent opportunities in the event that this conflict reaches an acceptable end.”

The American Foreign Minister noted that there are ” credible opportunities’ ‘for the US’ to work with the Russians geopolitics on matters of common interest and, sincerely, in financially. “

We agreed to 4 authorities with the Russians in Riyadh’s talks.

Moscow: “Positive” US -Russia talks in Riyadh

For ‘positive’ talks in Riyadh among the delegations of USA and her Russia The head of the Russian State Investment Fund, Kiril Dmitryv, said, according to the Russian state news agency Ria Novosti. It is noted that the discussions lasted more than four hours, with Kremlin and Washington confirming that they were completed. “The delegations of Russia and the US have treated each other with respect, as equal parts,” Dmitryev said, adding that “it is too early to talk about compromises, the sides began to hear each other.”

At the same time, Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Usakov said the negotiations between the two sides “went well”. “It was a serious discussion on all issues,” he said, adding that “it is unlikely that the meeting between Putin and Trump will take place next week. The conditions for their meeting were discussed. ” He also added that ‘we agreed that negotiators discuss Ukraine. Putin will decide when contacts with the US for Ukraine will begin. “

At the same time, in a statement to Reuters, Dimitriev said Russian and US officials “have a separate debate on future economic cooperation, including international energy prices”.

Peskov: Putin is ready to talk to Zelenski “if needed” but the Kremlin challenges the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Putin was ready to speak with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski “if needed”, but appeared to question his legality.

“Putin himself has stated that he would be ready to negotiate with Zelenski, if needed, but the legal basis of the agreements needs a debate, taking into account the reality that Zelenski’s legitimacy can be disputed,” Peskov told reporters.

He also said that the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is its sovereign right and that Russia does not intend to dictate Kiev how to approach the issue – but will draw a line when it comes to military alliances.

“We are talking about processes of completion and financial integration. No one can dictate anything to any country and we are not going to do that, “Peskov said.

But for NATO, he said: “It should not be so difficult to understand: there is a completely different position, of course, on security -related issues related to defense or military alliances.”

In statements that are likely to cause further concern in Central and Eastern Europe, Peskov also said that “a constant and long -term viable solution is impossible without a comprehensive examination of security issues in Epirus.”