Russia-US talks lasted 4.5 hours: sides to prepare Trump-Putin meeting
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:23:00 +0200
The RussiaUS talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, lasted four and a half hours on 18 February.
According to the Russian side, Moscow and Washington will work to create conditions for a meeting between Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
Source RIA Novosti, a Kremlinaligned Russian news outlet Meduza, a Latviabased Russian news outlet Details Yuri Ushakov, Putins foreign policy advisor, said that the talks between the US and Russian delegations went well.
He added that Russia and the United States had agreed to advance bilateral relations.
Ushakov said a meeting between Putin and Trump was unlikely to take place next week.
It is complicated to talk about specific dates, and hard work is needed.
Ushakov also noted that separate teams of US and Russian negotiators would begin communicating on Ukraine in due course he did not specify when exactly.
Background Negotiations between US and Russian delegations began in Saudi Arabia on 18 February.
Russian media outlets reported that the parties will discuss economic cooperation and the issue of the Ukrainian settlement.
The Russian side is represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, Russian ruler Vladimir Putins foreign policy advisor.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said before that Ukraine would not be participating in upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia and would not recognise any agreements made on Ukraine without Kyivs involvement.
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