Saudi Arabia is neutral ground for Trump to restore high-level ties to Russia, but the crown prince is opposing his Gaza plans
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, but Ukraine has not been invited.
Officials feasted on lamb and knafeh cheesecake with US representatives while Ukraine was frozen out of negotiations
US President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator,” escalating a public war of words between the two leaders that started when Trump falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.
Rubio and Lavror agreed to consult with one another regularly by forming a mechanism that normalizes the diplomatic missions in this regard. Teams will be appointed to work on how to end Ukraine war in a manner that "is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides," according to a State Department statement.