The Ukrainian and American delegations began this Sunday a meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to address eventual partial truces about energy and civil infrastructure, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umérov.
“We have begun Meeting with the American team In Riad. We are implementing the guideline of the president of Ukraine to bring a fair peace and strengthen security“, He wrote in his account of social network X.
Uumrov, headed by the Ukrainian delegation, indicated that the meeting of the meeting includes proposals to protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure. He explained that these are complex technical issues, so the delegation includes energy experts, as well as military representatives versed in the naval and aerial components.
At first, Ukraine and Russia were going to gather on Monday separately with the US delegation, which will be composed of the special envoy of the US for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg and his assistants, by Michael Anton, director of Polication Planning of the State Department, in addition to representatives of the National Security Minister Mike Waltz, according to ‘The New York Times’.
Possible encounter between Moscow and Washington
It is expected that after the meeting between Ukraine and the United States, in the next few days there will be a meeting between US and Russian representatives. Washington and Moscow already met for the first first in February this year to address the crisis in Ukrainealso in Saudi Arabia, but without the presence of kyiv, which generated some suspicion for the intentions of both powers.
On March 10, Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, visited Saudi Arabia and met with Saudi heir prince, Mohamed Bin Salman. After the meeting, he announced that a Ukrainian delegation would stay in Saudi Arabia to negotiate.
The next day the contacts between the delegations of Ukraine and the United States In the city of Yedá and some agreements were achieved as Pausar’s proposal for 30 days attacks against energy sector facilities.
