U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday. The meeting came a day before US and Russian officials are due to
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to address the two big international crises of the moment, the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.
It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia.
Marco Rubio’s visit to Riyadh, his first as secretary of state, came amid uncertainty about the future of Gaza and Ukraine and criticism of unilateral U.S. moves over the wars in both places.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday. The meeting came a day before US and Russian officials are due to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine.
Top US and Russian officials will meet Tuesday in Riyadh for critical talks aimed at ending Russias war in Ukraine. This meeting, featuring US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
Rubio is to travel to Riyadh on Monday and Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. It’s unclear whether he’ll receive similarly warm receptions in the Arab capitals.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks between Rubio and Lavrov “will focus primarily on restoring the entire complex of Russian-American relations.” He added that they will also cover preparations for possible negotiations to resolve the war in Ukraine.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rubio’s diplomatic experience is limited to his time in the Senate, during which he served on the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees.
The talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, concluded with Rubio confirming that the nations would reopen missions in Washington and Moscow.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss ending the Ukraine war and restoring Russia-U.S. relations. Rubio arrived in
Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. Delegations led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met at the Diriyah Palace in Riyadh.