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8:47am – Sunday, February 16th, 2025
White House Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov said on Sunday that he will travel to Saudi Arabia later that day with security adviser Mike Waltz to talk to Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine. Ta.
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“I'm going tonight,” Witkoff said. “I'll travel there with my national security adviser. We'll have a meeting at the direction of the president. Hopefully we'll make really good progress.”
Peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia mark the first face-to-face discussion between high-level officials from both countries, the first time in years, with peace negotiations with Russian officials. The conference is underway additional discussion between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian officials have recognized the meeting between the US and Russia and said they have not been invited.
The meeting follows days after Ukrainian President Volodymea Zelensky warned that he would not believe Ukraine would survive without US military support.
“It would be very, very difficult,” Zelensky said. “And of course, in all the difficult situations, you have a chance. But we have a low chance. We have fewer opportunities to survive without supporting the US.”
Ukrainian officials added that they are not involved in the negotiations and are not bound by terms or agreements that arise from peace negotiations between the US and Russia.
“Ukraine will never accept the deals made behind our backs,” Zelensky said on Saturday. “There are no decisions regarding Ukraine without Ukraine, and no decisions regarding Europe without Europe.”
Meanwhile, Witkov opposed the narrative that Ukrainian officials are protected from negotiations, adding that US officials had just spoken with Ukrainian leaders at a security conference in Munich over the weekend.
“I don't think this is about excluding anyone,” Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. “In fact, it's about including everyone.”
Unknown US officials have revealed that the reason why Ukraine was not invited to Saudi Arabia is that the US will hold bilateral talks with Russia, bilateral talks with Ukraine and joint talks. did. NBC News.
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