Negotiations between the United States and Russia regarding the war in Ukraine should begin on Tuesday, February 18, in Saudi Arabia. The discussions will be joined by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special representative of the Middle East Steve Vitkoff and national security adviser Mike Waltz. The American delegation has already gone to Riyadh.

According to CNN, citing an unnamed Saudi official, Saudi Arabia will act as an intermediary. The country's adviser will lead her team.

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At the same time, representatives of Ukraine will not participate in negotiations, an unnamed Ukrainian official said. However, Keith Kellog, the special representative of the Trump administration in Russia and Ukraine, discussed the possibility of individual " At the same time, US President Donald Trump on Sunday stated that the Ukrainian side would be involved in the process.

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From Russia, the chief Kremlin adviser on foreign policy Yuri Ushakov, director of the foreign intelligence service Sergey Naryshkin and financier Kirill Dmitriev can take part in the negotiations.. According to Bloomberg, the latter can play the role of an unofficial intermediary between representatives of Trump and the Kremlin.

Earlier it was reported that the American leader is considering meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia until the end of the month.

According to him, he wants to achieve the ceasefire to Easter, which this year falls on April 20.

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At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that he does not recognize a single peace agreement concluded without the direct participation of Ukraine. He stated that "

Zelensky also said that he plans to visit the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but did not specify the date of visits. He emphasized that he does not intend to meet with representatives of the United States or Russia during these trips.