"Not bad": How did the Russians appreciate the meeting with the US delegation in Riyadh

The first in a few years the meeting of the delegations of the Russian Federation and the US in the capital of Saudi Arabia lasted more than four hours with a 15-minute pause and a lunch break. Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov reported that there is no understanding of the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump yet, but it may appear following the meeting of delegations of countries in Riyadh.

He also said that the Russian president is ready to negotiate with Vladimir Zelensky, although his "competency raises doubts. " The Russian side was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov and RFPI Chairman Kirill Dmitriev. The US delegation included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Assistant Mike Voltz and Specialist President of the Middle East Stephen Witkoff.

According to Ushakov, the negotiations were "good", and the Russian Federation and the USA agreed to take into account the interests of each other. At the same time, the Russian noted that it is difficult to say that Russia and the US are approaching, but they were allegedly spoke during the meeting. In particular, Russian and American delegations have "a very serious conversation on all issues.

" When asked if Trump and Putin can meet by the end of February, Ushakov said: "A tight work of delegations of the two countries is needed. We are ready for that, but it is too early to talk about a specific period, specific dates of leaders' meetings. " In particular, Putin's assistant replied that the Russian president would decide when negotiations on war in Ukraine will begin. "Americans should appoint their representatives, and we will appoint ours, and then, probably, the work will go . . .