Top Trump administration officials are meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia, the latest round of high-stakes talks as the US seeks to strike deals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not in the meeting, a senior Ukrainian official said the talks “started very constructively.”
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak posted during a break in discussions that the talks between the United States and Ukraine are a “work in progress.”
Yermak and the Ukrainian defense and foreign ministers are part of the Ukrainian delegation, which does not include President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Work in progress,” Yermak said on Telegram during a pause in Tuesday’s meeting, currently in its fourth hour.
When the meeting broke earlier, CNN asked White House national security adviser Mike Waltz how the meeting was going, and Waltz responded “getting there.”
In a related development, The Kremlin has neither confirmed nor denied reports that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow this week, as spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he will provide information regarding the potential trip in a timely manner.
Asked about reports that Witkoff would visit the Russian capital on Thursday, and possibly meet President Vladimir Putin, Peskov said Tuesday:
“Of course, the United States, as a country that takes the initiative in terms of finding ways to peacefully resolve the situation around Ukraine, will inform the Russian side about the contacts after today’s contacts in Jeddah with the Ukrainians. This is normal practice. As to when and how the American side does this, we will inform you in due time.”
Credit: cnn.com
