Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday had a 'very good meeting' on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Zelenskyy along with his team of government officials is currently in Saudi Arabia to have bilateral talks with US officials concerning the ongoing war with Russia and a possible minerals deal with America.
"The Ukrainian delegation remains in Jeddah to work with the U.S. team on Tuesday, March 11, and we hope for practical outcomes. Ukraine라이브 바카라 position in these talks will be fully constructive", Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy's Meeting With Crown Prince
Taking to X, Zelenskyy said, "I had a good meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. I am grateful for his wise perspective on global affairs and support for Ukraine. It was especially important to hear words of confidence in Ukraine라이브 바카라 future."
"We discussed all key issues on the agenda—both bilateral matters and cooperation with other partners. I acknowledged the Crown Prince라이브 바카라 efforts in bringing true peace closer. Saudi Arabia provides a crucial platform for diplomacy, and we appreciate this", Zelenskyy added.
The Ukrainian President also mentioned that the meeting also included discussions on the steps and conditions needed to end the war and the key sectors for investment, starting with security, energy, and infrastructure.
US, Ukraine Officials Expected To Meet
On Monday, a Ukrainian delegation is expected to meet the top diplomats representing the Trump administration in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release of prisoners, two senior Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
Zelenskyy has said his team meeting the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah will include his chief of staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
The meeting is being considered an effort to repair the damage in bilateral relations that took place during the verbal spat between Zelenskyy and Trump on February 28 during the former's visit to Washington.
According to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity about the awaited meeting, the Ukrainian delegation is ready during the talks to sign an agreement with the United States on access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.
If Ukraine and the US reach an understanding acceptable to Trump, that could accelerate his administration's push to peace talks.
“What we want to know is, are they interested entering some sort of peace conversation and general outlines of the kinds of things they could consider, recognising that it has been a costly and bloody war for the Ukrainians. They have suffered greatly and their people have suffered greatly,” Rubio said.
“And it's hard in the aftermath of something like that to even talk about concessions, but that's the only way this is going to end and prevent more suffering.”
He added: “I'm not going to set any conditions on what they have to or need to do. I think we want to listen to see how far they're willing to go and then compare that to what the Russians want and see how far apart we truly are.”
(With AP Inputs)
