Moscow is thinking about Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as possible locations for future talks in between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.
President Donald Trump, Reuters reported Monday, pointing out confidential sources knowledgeable about the matter.Both leaders have actually recently expressed willingness to satisfy to go over ending Russias war on Ukraine, which Trump formerly boasted he could end before taking office.Senior Russian authorities just recently made journeys to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but some Russian diplomats and intelligence officials apparently oppose holding the top there due to the countries close ties with the U.S.
military and intelligence services.Trump declared Sunday that members of his group were already in talks with Russian authorities about ending the war in Ukraine.
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov acknowledged that contacts were obviously planned.While Saudi Arabia and the UAE have actually not joined Western sanctions or slammed Russias invasion, their leaders have maintained diplomatic ties with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Neither nation belongs to the International Criminal Court, which released an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 over alleged war crimes.
Putin went to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE later that year.Russia has already ruled out NATO member Turkey as a prospective top venue, mentioning its role in stopped working peace talks held in Istanbul in March 2022.