US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed the developments on Tuesday after meeting in Riyadh with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.
U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio Meets with Russian Counterpart, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia - 18 Feb 2025] The third point involves discussing and examining geopolitical and economic cooperation ‘that could result from an end to the conflict in Ukraine’, he said.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ankara, Turkey - 18 Feb 2025] He added that Ukraine would pose a ‘direct threat’ to Russian sovereignty if they are allowed to become a member of NATO.
American and Russian officials agreed to the points toward ending the war in Ukraine during an over four-hour meeting in Saudia Arabia – that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to.
Second, the US will ‘appoint a high-level team from our end to help negotiate and work through the end of the conflict in Ukraine in a way that’s enduring and acceptable to all the parties engaged’, Rubio said.
