Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Saudi Arabia for bilateral talks on the U.S.-Russia relationship and the way forward for Ukraine. Kyiv was not current for the discussions.
The negotiations lasted about 4.5 hours and, in accordance with Putin’s high aide Yuri Ushakov, “went properly,” although Ushakov stated there’s nonetheless “intensive work” to be performed earlier than a summit between the 2 presidents.
Washington and Moscow agreed to determine a session mechanism to deal with “irritants” in bilateral relations “with the aim of taking the required steps to normalize the operation of the respective diplomatic missions” and “lay the groundwork for future cooperation on problems with mutual geopolitical curiosity and historic financial and funding alternatives.”
Earlier in February, Trump had a cellphone name with Putin, which the U.S. chief described as “prolonged and extremely productive.” In line with Trump, the 2 agreed to work collectively “very intently” to discover a diplomatic resolution to the struggle in Ukraine.
