Marko Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met for consultations on the future of the Ukrainian war, but even before Russia sat down, it was approaching things with a difficult negotiation mindset. It has been revealed.
Sitting opposite Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, adviser to President Putin, images of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, caught between US Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov and national security adviser Mike Waltz. It was announced that the lecture will begin on Tuesday morning.
This is the first between the US and Russia since Moscow launched its second invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, held at the Aldhriya Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and mediated by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Bin Fahana This is a high-level discussion. Al Saud. These consultations are not intended to directly find the answer to the Ukrainian war, but to create an environment where the US and Russian presidents can later face to face for actual negotiations.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, third left, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, second right, at Dilya Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
In fact, a spokesman for President Putin Dmitry Peskov said from a Russian perspective that the main purpose of today's meeting was to “restore the entire complex of Russian-American relations,” and to the future leadership meeting. He said it was about organizing.
Despite the narrow intentions of today's lecture, European leaders, including Ukraine, have expressed concern that they have not been invited to attend. Ukraine vows to ignore the peace agreement agreed to by its head, and European leaders held their own “urgent” summit on Monday, marking its pre-determined as “the challenges brought by Trump.” We discussed things.
As expected in such major negotiations, both sides began early with the tactical presetting of their intense negotiations. Russia's Lavrov, a political survivor who was Russian foreign minister for over 20 years, flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday, making it clear that he represents the Russian worldview regarding the Ukrainian War. Negotiating a stumble blocks itself – and will begin consultations from the standpoint that Russia will never surrender its territory, Reuters It is listed.
Lavrov also spent time on the European leaders of nettle, but was already not invited to today's lecture, his only interest – in his view, they were the only interest They never called for peace negotiations. Lavrov said: “European philosophy is not going anywhere, so we don't know what to do at the negotiation table. While they actually intend to continue the war, as well as their habits, nature, and habits, to continue the war. And if you scream out some unning ideas about freezing conflicts, why should we invite them?”
In other respects, Russian concerns make Ukrainian muscles look like mirrors. That means they don't want to see “peace” used as an excuse to refit Ukraine for the subsequent resumption of hostilities, Lavrov said. Ukraine wants to make a ceasefire permanent with full deterrent for future Russian attacks for weeks, and they don't just use it as time to rebuild their troops for subsequent reinvasions He says that.
Other intense negotiating positions include Lavrov, where Russia holds consultations with the hope that Russia must answer in some way to support the Ukrainian government, which reminds them of the official position of the Russian state. . ”. He said Ukraine committed war crimes “worst than Hitler's murderers” in the course of their defense of Russian invasions. Ukraine has also accused Russia of a war crime.
Like all negotiations, the discovery of a bid to gain authenticity and early leverage is awaited.
