A 24-hour meeting between the American and Russian delegations on the conditions for ending the war in Ukraine ended in Riyadh on the evening of March XNUMX.
The delegations of Russia and the United States agreed in Riyadh on the text of a joint statement, after a meeting on the conditions for ending the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin and the White House will deliver this text to the media today, March 25, a source in the Russian delegation told the Russian news agency TAS.
Russia was represented by the chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council for International Affairs, Grigory Karasin, and the adviser to the director of the Federal Security Service, Sergei Beseda. The US delegation included State Department Policy Planning Director Michael Anton and assistants to Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
What was the topic?
Before the start of the meeting, it was said that the main topic will be the establishment of a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which was agreed upon by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during the last telephone conversation.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks between Moscow and Washington focused on technical issues, including the security of commercial ships in the Black Sea region.
US President Donald Trump told reporters in Washington that the talks in Saudi Arabia touch on issues involving territory in Ukraine, where Russia occupies roughly one-fifth of the country, and the possibility of the United States controlling power plants in Ukraine.
"Right now we're talking about territory. We're talking about demarcation lines. We're talking about ownership of the power plant. Some people say the United States should own the power plant ... because we have the expertise," Trump said.
He added that America and Ukraine will soon sign an agreement on joint development of Ukrainian rare earth minerals and other resources.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said the meeting was constructive and meaningful.
A turning point or not?
The negotiations in Saudi Arabia represent a turning point in the US-led efforts to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, writes Radio Free Europe. Previously, there were breaks of one or more days between different rounds of bilateral negotiations. Bringing all parties together in one place could speed up the process.
However, although Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will be in the same country as the US delegation, few expect much of a breakthrough.
Zelensky previously said in a televised address that "our team works in a completely constructive manner."
"The conversation is quite useful - the work of the delegations continues. But, regardless of what we say to our partners today, we must force Putin to issue a real order to stop the attacks. Whoever caused this war must also stop it," added Zelensky.
Source: Fonet/Free Europe
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