Russia and US wrap-up 12-hour-long talks in Saudi Arabia, Russian news agencies report
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Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:46:27 +0200
The US and Russian delegation have concluded their discussion, held in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, and focused on ending Russias invasion of Ukraine. Source European Pravda, citing the Kremlinaligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS Details According to Russian propaganda channels, the USRussia meeting lasted 12 hours, with breaks.
A joint statement with its conclusions will be put out on 25 March. The meeting, according to earlier reports, was taking place behind closed doors at the luxury RitzCarlton hotel in Riyadh.
Russia was represented by Grigory Karasin, head of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, and Sergei Beseda, adviser to the director of the Federal Security Service FSB.
Background Earlier, the Kremlin revealed that the focus of discussions with the US delegation in Saudi Arabia is the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, from which Russia withdrew in 2023.
Prior to that, on 23 March, American and Ukrainian delegations held discussions in Riyadh.
Ukraines Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier stated that these meetings aim to determine the parameters of the proposals for various ceasefire regimes currently under discussion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the Ukrainian delegation will have another round of talks with the US delegation after the US finish their discussions with Russian representatives. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon
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