Saudi-hosted US-Russia Talks were “Successful”: Russia’s Top Foreign Policy Advisor
The US-Russia talks, hosted by Saudi Arabia, concluded Tuesday after 4 and half hours of discussions, and were successful, the Guardian quoted Russia’s top foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov.
After the meeting conclusion, the Russian top foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov, said that the discussions “went well,” and was “a serious conversation on all issues.”
He added that both sides agreed for negotiators to start talks on Ukraine and had a brief discussion on conditions needed for a summit between the US President, Donald Trump, and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Under the directives of the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia hosted high-level US-Russia talks, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to promote international peace and security, according to a statement by the Saudi Foreign Ministry.
The Riyadh meetings aimed to set the stage for the Trump-Putin summit, in an endeavor to restore US-Russian ties and end the war in Ukraine. The talks involved top diplomats from the US and Russia. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, led the American delegation, which included the US National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz, and the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
Meanwhile, the Russian delegation was led by Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and included Russia’ top foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov, and the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev.