Riad (dpa -AfX) – The Russian negotiating delegation has been satisfied with the talks with the United States to end the war in Ukraine. “Overall, the impression of a constructive dialogue has remained that is necessary and is needed,” said Russian negotiator Grigori Karassin, according to the state news agency TASS.
The interviews would continue and also included other states and the United Nations, he announced. Karassin did not announce any further details about the results.
On Monday, the U.S. government and Russia negotiated for more than twelve hours in Saudi Arabia. The conversations were about restoring the broken bilateral relationships and the end of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. This was mainly about the first steps to a ceasefire; Especially to secure shipping in the Black Sea. According to KREML and white house, a joint explanation of the results wants to publish in the course of the day.
The new US government wants to convey a quick peace in Ukraine. So far, she has mainly exerted pressure on Kyiv. The US specialist Steve Witkoff already said that Ukraine must probably do without NATO accession and to put up with its own territories. It is unclear which concessions Washington demands from Moscow. In the Saudi capital Riad, the positions of the warring parties should be approximated in a kind of pendulum diplomacy ./Bal/dp/nas