There was a meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this meeting held on Tuesday, the US and Russia agreed to start an attempt to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Both sides agreed to end this war as soon as possible and took important steps.
High level teams were appointed, which should be permanent, durable and acceptable for all sides. However, Ukraine insisted that he would not accept any agreement imposed without his consent.
Washington and Moscow also agreed to relieve long -standing tension in their bilateral relations. This process will begin with efforts to resolve war in Ukraine. However, both sides emphasized that the discussion is still in the initial stage.
Marco Rubio said that both countries have roughly agreed to three important purpose:
- Washington and Moscow restore staff in their respective embassies
- Establish a high level team to support Ukraine peace talks
- Searching opportunities for financial cooperation.
Sergei Lavarov said that both delegations had meaningful talks and agreed to fully restore cooperation between their countries.
The Russian Foreign Minister said, “I have the reason to believe that the American side has started understanding our situation better, which we once again we once again of all examples based on the repeated speeches of President Putin. Using is outlined in detail. “
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NATO soldiers’ presence unacceptable in Ukraine: Russia
According to the report of Reuters, during the meeting that lasted more than 4 hours, Russia tightened its demands, especially emphasizing that it would not tolerate the subscription to Kiev by the NATO alliance.
A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry told reporters that it was not enough to not accept Ukraine as a member.
Ukraine’s President Jailonsci has consistently demanded NATO membership as it is the only way to guarantee the sovereignty of Kiev and its nuclear-cosmetics neighbor.
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Jailonsky rejected the outcome of Riyadh talks
Ukrainian President Jailonsky dismissed the outcome of this week’s talks, as Kieve was not involved in the discussions. He has canceled his visit to Saudi Arabia and said that he is waiting for the US delegation to reach Kiev. He said, “The conversation should not be behind our back. We want no one to decide anything behind our back. No decision can be taken without Ukraine. ”
The Ukrainian President said that we were not invited to this meeting, it was surprising for us.
Russia has said that President Vladimir Putin is ready to interact with his Ukrainian counterpart if necessary.
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There was a sudden increase in controversy
The Russia-Ukraine War, which began in February 2014, suddenly rose in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. This was the first meeting of the US-Russia since Russia’s attack, which diplomatically isolated Moscow.