Negotiations on Ukraine with the participation of the Russian official delegation should be held in Riyadh on Tuesday, February 18, Kommersant reports.
On the eve of the publication of Politico, citing sources, it was reported that senior officials of the US President Donald Trump Presidential Administration went to Saudi Arabia to begin peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump on February 14 announced a meeting on Ukrainian settlement in Saudi Arabia. The American leader reported that it will be attended by “high -ranking officials” from the Russian and American side, as well as representatives of Ukraine.
As I learned “Kommersant”, negotiations in Ukraine with the participation of the Russian official delegation should be held in Riyadh on Tuesday.
from the American side is expected to participate Secretary of State Mark Rubio, adviser to the US President on National Security Mike Walz and Special Supervisor of the US President in the Middle East Steve Whitkoff.
Earlier on the network, information on the preparation of a visit to the kingdom of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov also appeared on the network.
On February 15, Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that the meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the USA Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place in Riyadh in the coming weeks. As the agency wrote, members of the negotiation teams must arrive in Riyadh next week.
According to Bloomberg, from the Russian side, the assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov and the director of the foreign intelligence service Sergey Naryshkin may participate on the Russian side. The Telegram channels also featured information about the upcoming visit to the ER-Riyad of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Russian authorities did not confirm information about the composition of participants in the negotiation process.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov previously confirmed that Riyada appeared in the conversation of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the USA Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as a possible place for conducting a summit. At the same time, the official representative of the Kremlin noted that there was no final decision yet.
“Er-Riyad appeared as a possible meeting place for two presidents during a conversation,” said Dmitry Peskov. “Saudi Arabia is a country with which we have a very constructive interaction in different areas. Therefore, from this point of view, Riyadh is suitable for two countries,” he added.