Russia’s sovereign wealth fund chief, Kirill Dmitriev, is out in Riyadh saying that: “We really see that President Trump and his team is a team of problem solvers, people who have already addressed a number of big challenges very swiftly, very efficiently and very successfully.”
Adding that Russia is hoping that the US will hear its position in talks on Ukraine. The meeting in Riyadh is due to take place imminently and is set to precede a meeting between Trump and Putin themselves.
Of note, Russia’s delegation will involve foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, who is set to lead talks with US secretary of state, Marco Rubio. Europe has been sidelined in this event and warned Ukraine president Zelenskyy not to agree to any ceasefire without a negotiated peace agreement with Russia.
Zelenskyy himself will not be attending the meeting and has insisted that no decision should be made without Ukraine’s involvement. As for Russia’s take, Lavrov has said that they will not be considering any territorial concessions to Ukraine amid planned negotiations to end the conflict.