The meeting of senior officials of the United States and Russia will be held on February 18, the parties will discuss the agreement on the end of the war in Ukraine. This was reported by sources of the Axios publication.

The meeting participants will also discuss the issue of preparing for the US Presidents Donald Trump and Russia Vladimir Putin. The event will be a serious step in improving the relations of the two countries.

According to the interlocutors, the planned meeting disappointed the Ukrainian authorities who are worried about the possibility of reaching an agreement between the United States and Russia bypassing Ukraine.

Presumably, the US delegation will be presented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the White House adviser Mike Walz and the special representative of the Middle East Steve Whitkoff. There is also data on the participation in the conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at the Munich Conference said that Ukraine did not receive an invitation to a meeting.

" As far as I remember, Russia is not such a strategic partner, ”the Axios quotes Zelensky.

A senior Ukrainian official said that Ukraine received the only invitation " At the same time, on February 16, the Ukrainian government delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia to prepare Zelensky's visit to the country.

Recall that Newsweek magazine wrote about the possible meeting of Trump and Putin in Saudi Arabia at the end of February 2025. The Russian Federation and the USA are working on organizational details.

Rubio assured that negotiations on the conditions for the end of the war in Ukraine between Trump and Putin were not underway. Presidents only express interest in the cessation of hostilities.