Top diplomats from Russia and the US met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine – despite not having any officials from Kyiv at the table

Ukraine is “ready to be carved up” by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as the crucial meeting between top officials “shows where the power lies”, an expert has said.

Top diplomats from Russia and the US met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine – despite not having any officials from Kyiv at the table. The meeting was attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other senior officials.

Following the meeting, it was confirmed US and Russia have agreed to appoint “high level teams” to begin working on ending the war in Ukraine, according to the US State Department. They said both countries need to “establish a consultation mechanism to address irritants to our bilateral relationship with the objective of taking steps necessary to normalise the operation of our respective diplomatic missions.”

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