US and Russian officials on Tuesday began negotiations in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh with an aim of ending the war in Ukraine, without the participation of Ukraine and the EU.
Members of the US delegation include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Russia is represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Kremlin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, multiple media outlets reported, including Reuters, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNN, and BBC.
