US, Russia agree on four principles after Ukraine talks

The United States and Russia agreed on four principles after talks that lasted more than four hours in Saudi Arabia.

This was stated by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who also revealed some details, writes cnn.

To resume the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow. To enable the continuation of this journey, we need to have diplomatic capabilities that function and operate normally;

We will appoint a senior team from our side to assist in the negotiations and work towards ending the conflict in Ukraine in a way that is sustainable and acceptable to all parties involved;

Let's start discussing, thinking about, and considering the geopolitical and economic cooperation that could result after the end of the conflict in Ukraine;

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The five of us who were here today… will remain engaged in this process to ensure that it moves forward in a productive manner;

The five people Rubio mentioned were himself, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

Meanwhile, Lavrov said talks with US officials on Tuesday in Riyadh were "useful".

"I think the conversation was very useful. We not only listened to each other, but we also understood each other," he said.

Lavrov also said he had told US diplomats in Riyadh that if Ukraine joined NATO, it would pose a "direct threat" to Russian sovereignty.

Otherwise, Ukraine was not involved in the first talks held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. /Telegraph/