Saudi Arabia to host US and Ukraine peace talks on bringing Russian invasion to an end
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre left) meets with Prince Saud bin Mishaal, deputy governor of Saudi Arabia's Mecca region (centre right), and Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025
SAUDI ARABIA is set to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push to bring the war with Russia to an end.
The meeting follows an astonishing row between President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance on February 28 in the White House Oval Office.
Saudi Arabia, under its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been positioning itself as an ideal location for possible peace negotiations between Kiev and Moscow — and even the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump.
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