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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine

  • Saudi Arabia is hosting a meeting between top officials from the US and Russia to act as a mediator in international conflicts, according to a Saudi official.
  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is leveraging this meeting to secure a better position in future discussions about Gaza, viewing it as a win for Saudi Arabia's global diplomacy.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern that Ukraine was not invited to the talks in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that discussions cannot be recognized without Ukrainian representation.
  • The discussions in Saudi Arabia are seen as the start of a lengthy process to address the strained US-Russian relations, with concessions being a significant sticking point according to officials from both sides.
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From Gaza to Ukraine: Saudi Arabia "catapulted at the intersection of several conflicts"

Saudi Arabia and its leader, Mohammed bin Salman, play fully with peacemakers, both in Ukraine and Gaza, taking advantage of their privileged ties, and soaked in oil, with the United States and Russia.

·Paris, France
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Sueddeutsche ZeitungSueddeutsche Zeitung

Ukraine: Rubio calls meeting with Lavrov "important step forward"

For the first time in two years, there have been direct talks between the governments of both countries. In Riyadh, the Foreign Ministers are exploring a possible meeting between President Trump and Putin.

·Munich, Germany
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Le FigaroLe Figaro

"They seize all the opportunities that serve their interests": Saudi Arabia, unexpected mediator of crises

DECRYPTAGE - The good relations between the Crown Prince and the Trump-Putine tandem allowed Riyadh to host the Russian-American talks.

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Rubio and Lavrov's statements about the upcoming summit in Riyadh.. What did the two ministers say?

After the end of the US-Russian summit in Diriyah Palace northwest of Riyadh, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Washington will start working at the highest levels to cooperate with Moscow to end the Ukraine war. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that “the dialogue with Washington was useful and we listened to each other.”

·Amman, Jordan
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Marco Rubio Talks Defense Cooperation, Gaza with Saudi Crown Prince

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his first tour of the Middle East as top diplomat.

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Saudi Arabia's crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wasn’t in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine

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The Moscow Times broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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