The Russian top foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov, said that the expected summit between the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the US President, Donald Trump, is unlikely to take place next week, reported Reuters.
Ushakov was among the Russian delegation which participated in US-Russia high-level talks hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Tuesday. After the talks concluded, the Russian official said that they discussed the conditions needed for the Trump-Putin summit, adding that no date has been set yet, but it is unlikely to happen next week.
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 goals of the meetings in Riyadh were to set the stage for the historic Trump-Putin summit, in an effort to improve ties and resolve the conflict in Ukraine. The US delegation was led by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in addition to the US National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz, and the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
On the other side, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, led the Russian delegation, which involved Russia’ top foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov, and the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev.
