Russia-US meeting on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia set for Feb.18 without Kyiv’s participation: Media reports
Russian media outlet claims Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to head Russian delegation, while his counterpart Rubio to head US negotiation team
MOSCOW
A Russian daily has claimed that the Russia-US meeting on Ukraine will take place on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, while American media reported that Kyiv was not invited to take part in the gathering.
The Russian daily Kommersant claimed on Sunday with a link to its sources in the Kremlin that the Russian official delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the US negotiation team by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The US team will also reportedly include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
Meanwhile, American media reported that the Ukrainian authorities were either not invited or unwilling to take part in the meeting.
Last Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed in a phone talk to organize contacts on the Ukrainian settlement as soon as possible.
Trump made ending the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war a part of his presidential election campaign.
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