U.S.-Russia negotiations on Ukraine
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Isaac Saul
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🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On Tuesday, U.S. and Russian officials met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff led the American delegation, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov represented Russia. The meeting did not include Ukrainian or European representatives, though President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be involved in any peace negotiations.
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| 1:01.8 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, |
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| 1:33.0 | And today we're going to be talking about the preliminary talks between the United States and Russia over the future of the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:40.1 | We're just a few days out from the third anniversary of Russia's ground invasion that escalated the war |
| 1:46.5 | and the conflict between the two countries. And this week on Tuesday, representatives from the |
| 1:51.2 | United States and Russia are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss what a peace plan could look like. |
| 1:57.3 | Notably, Ukraine and Europe were not a part of these initial talks. |
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