US and Russia Hold Talks to Discuss Ukraine
Marco Rubio, second left, Sergei Lavrov, right, and envoys in Riyadh.
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Talks about how to end the war in Ukraine started without Ukraine being present. Top US and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia for discussions after Donald Trump launched a diplomatic blitz last week with a call to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.