Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 06:00am on 19 Feb 2025,Wednesday International
In a significant diplomatic development, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov convened in Riyadh to discuss ending the nearly three-year-long Ukraine conflict. The talks resulted in agreements to restore embassy staffing, establish a high-level team for peace negotiations, and explore economic cooperation. Notably, Ukrainian representatives were absent, leading President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reject any outcomes from discussions lacking Ukraine's involvement. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine could have prevented the war through earlier negotiations. Further meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders are anticipated
