A US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, with no formal diplomatic role at the time, Dmitriev cut an unexpected figure at the talks next to more conventional members of the Russian delegation such as foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

After the teleconference between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and the historic meeting of Russian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia, Turkey initiated another round of negotiations, inviting Russians and

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Donald Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.

Kissing up to the Russians in Saudi Arabia and getting nothing in return, Secretary of State Marco Rubio came away expecting “concessions” from all sides (“Rubio on UAE visit faces resistance to Gaza plan amid major defense and weapons expo,

U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday's meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war,

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and later will hold talks with US representatives in Jeddah

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy praised European support at a summit in London, emphasising Ukraine's future relations with Europe.