Top Russian, U.S. officials set to begin Ukraine talks in Riyadh

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov to participate in talks set for Tuesday.

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead the U.S. delegation.

• Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz also to participate.

• The talks will focus on restoring U.S.-Russian relations, preparing talks on the Ukrainian settlement, and organizing a meeting between Putin and Trump.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zeleniskyy has stated his country won’t participate in the talks, stating they would yield no results.

• Witkoff and Waltz hope for progress in Russia-Ukraine negotiations.

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