INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and Russian authorities will satisfy in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks targeted at ending Moscow&& s nearly three-year war
lawmaker and a source familiar with the preparation said on Saturday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met U.S
Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday, said Ukraine was not invited to the talks in Saudi Arabia and Kyiv would not engage with
Russia before speaking with strategic partners, Reuters reported.U.S
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security advisor Mike Waltz and White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Saudi
Representative Michael McCaul informed Reuters
It was not immediately clear who they would meet from Russia.On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, McCaul said the objective
of the talks was to arrange a conference in between U.S
President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy && to finally bring peace and end this dispute.&& A source with
understanding of the plans validated the prepared talks in Saudi Arabia in between U.S
State Department did not right away react to an ask for comment.Trump, who took office on January 20, has consistently pledged to quickly
He made separate telephone call to Putin and Zelenskiy on Wednesday, leaving Washington&& s European allies alarmed that they will be
eliminated of any peace process.Those fears were largely confirmed on Saturday when Trump&& s Ukraine envoy stated Europe won & t have a
seat at the table, after Washington sent out a questionnaire to European capitals to ask what they might contribute to security warranties
for Kyiv, checked out the report.Earlier on Saturday Rubio talked to his Russian equivalent, Sergei Lavrov
They agreed on routine contacts to prepare for a conference between Putin and Trump, Russia&& s Foreign Ministry said.Zelenskiy stated on
Friday he would go to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, however did not say when
However, the Ukrainian leader said he had no plans to consult with U.S
or Russian authorities throughout those visits.Moscow manages a fifth of Ukraine and has been slowly advancing in the east for months, while
Kyiv&& s smaller sized army faces workforce lacks and attempts to hold a chunk of territory in western Russia.Russia has demanded Kyiv
deliver territory and become completely neutral under any peace deal
Ukraine requires Russia withdraw from captured land and desires NATO subscription or comparable security guarantees to prevent attack by
Moscow, Reuters reported.The United States and Europe have actually provided Ukraine 10s of billions of dollars in military help given that
Trump has said he backs Ukraine however is looking for security for U.S
and Ukraine are currently working out an offer that could open Ukraine&& s huge natural wealth to U.S
proposed taking ownership of 50% of Ukraine&& s crucial minerals
Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the draft deal did not include the security provisions Kyiv needed.The post United States, Russia to meet in
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