Almost three years after the start of the Ukraine War, delegations from the United States and Russia first started discussions in Saudi Arabia. The fact that the head of the Russian state fund, Kirill Dmitrijw, is, shows that the discussions will be about economic interests.
State minister Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Steve Steve Witkoff from the Midden -Oost, will participate in the meeting on Tuesday, Moscow will be represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov and presidential adviser Juri Uchakow.
Meeting between Putin and Trump planned
It is the first discussions at this level and in such a format since the start of the Russian war war against Ukraine on 24 February 2022. According to Russian information, the meeting must mainly be about repairing the bilateral relationships Moscow-Washington. A possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin must also be prepared.
Moreover, there is “possible negotiations on a resolution about Ukraine” in Riad. Trump had made a phone call with Putin last week and in his own words had agreed to the “immediate” start of the negotiations on the future of Ukraine. Neither representatives of Ukraine nor Europe sit at the table in Riad.
Russian negotiator: Trump “Big Problem Solver”
Before the meeting of the American-Russian Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the Saudi capital Riyad, the Russian negotiator DMITRIJW led the first discussions with the American representatives. In an interview with the American broadcaster CNN, he praised the people from the camp of US President Trump as a big problem solver. “And I think President Trump is a big problem solver.”
DMITRIJW As head of the Russian investment fund of the State, DMITRIJW must investigate the resumption of economic cooperation with the United States on behalf of the Kremlin. The Americans would not have made promises in the conversations, he said. Dmitrijw also denied that Russia is mainly about the sanctions. “It is important to build bridges. I think the relationships between the United States and Russia are important for the world.
Senskyj in Saudi -Arabia on Wednesday
The United States and the other countries of the G7 group have supported militarily and financially in Ukraine over the past three years. The interest in frozen Russian state assets was made available for Ukraine, among other things. With Western aid, Ukraine has been fighting a Russian invasion for almost three years. Russia, including the Black Zee -Schiertsand Krim, which was annexed in 2014, controlled one fifth of the Ukrainian state area.
The Ukrainian President Wolodyymyr Senskyj also traveled to Golf and met President Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates (VAE). On Wednesday a day after the Russian-American meeting is also expected in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Krone
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