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12:17pm – Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
High-ranking US and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and began negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkoff were present in peace talks on behalf of President Donald Trump and the United States.
Rubio said the two sides agreed to restore diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries after the war ended, and at the same time they agreed to create a high-level team dedicated to ongoing peace negotiations. Ta.
“I start by saying I agree with four principles that I think are important. The first is that we work. Each team works very quickly, and each in Washington and Moscow. “It is to reestablish the functioning of the mission of the company. To be able to continue moving this path, we need a diplomatic facility that is working and working properly,” Rubio said. .
“The second point is to appoint a high-level team from our end to support negotiations and walking. Through the end of the Ukrainian conflict, it is permanent and accepting to all involved parties Works in a way that can be done,” he continues. “The third point is to start working at a high level to begin discussing, thinking and considering geopolitical and economic cooperation that may arise from the end of the Ukraine conflict. Obviously, it is To be possible, we must see the conflict succeeding and achieving lasting objectives.”
The four and a half hour meeting did not include Ukrainian officials.
Meanwhile, Kiril Dmitriev, one of the Russian negotiators and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said the meeting was generally “positive,” but discussions on a particular agreement are early in the discussion It was.
Dmitriev was joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Freemlin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov.
“We have seen President Trump very aggressively resolve many of the world's problems. I hope that the Russian Federation's position will be heard very clearly and that the dialogue will continue,” Dmitriev said. I did. He said, “It's very important for many other countries who are beginning to understand that the Russian market is very attractive and needs to exist, finding a positive solution to a problem is very It's important.”
It has been marked for the first time since the war began, that we and Russian officials are sitting together in a collaborative effort to end the war for almost three years in Ukraine. war.
Russian officials have long said that Ukraine's entry into NATO is “unacceptable” for Russia, and President Trump agrees, saying that Ukraine's entry into NATO is not considered “realistic.” It states.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said on Monday that Kiev would not be bound by the agreement that the US and Russia had made without Ukrainian representatives, adding that he was “surprised” that he was not invited.
Zelensky previously said it would accept transactions involving NATO membership, or takeover of nuclear weapons to prevent future Russian invasions.
Special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg speaks with Ukrainian leaders to talk to Ukrainian leaders about Ukrainian leaders about potential concessions and perspectives. I plan to do so.
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