On February 16th, US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Vitkov, stated that he will travel to Saudi Arabia tonight with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to hold talks on Russia related issues. Witkov expressed the hope that the talks could make some really good progress on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He also stated that US officials are having separate conversations with Ukrainian officials. On the same day, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko stated that the Ukrainian government delegation has begun preparations for Ukrainian President Zelensky’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Previously, multiple media outlets reported on the 15th, citing US officials, that senior officials such as US Secretary of State Rubio are scheduled to start negotiations with Russian representatives on the Ukraine issue in Saudi Arabia in the coming days, while preparing for a meeting between Putin and Trump.
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