The US and Russia are about to discuss Ukraine in Saudi Arabia.

US Congressman Michael McCaul said the goal of the upcoming talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia is to arrange a meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Mr. Trump (right) and Mr. Putin met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan in 2019.

Reuters reported on February 16th, citing US Congressman Michael McCaul, that US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to begin negotiations aimed at ending the nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on February 14, said Ukraine was not invited to the talks in Saudi Arabia and Kyiv would not cooperate with Moscow before consulting with its strategic partners.

According to Congressman McCaul, the U.S. officials scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff. It is unclear who they will meet with on the Russian side.

On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, McCaul said the aim of the talks was to arrange a meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Zelensky "to ultimately bring about peace and end this conflict."

A source confirmed that talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia have been planned.

On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on February 15, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that the US had asked what European countries could contribute to ensuring security for Ukraine.

Previously, several sources revealed that the US had sent a letter inquiring about issues including the possibility of future troop contributions.

A State Department spokesperson said Washington "has made it clear that we expect our European partners to take the lead in establishing a sustainable security framework and look forward to their proposals."

"A strong, independent Europe is in their interest and ours," the spokesperson said.

The Financial Times reported that Washington has asked its European allies for information on weapons, peacekeeping forces, and security measures they can provide to Ukraine.

Regarding Trump's plan on Ukraine, Special Envoy Kellogg said on February 15 that it was still too early to say when the plan would be ready, as the Trump administration had only been in office for 25 days.

Kellogg added that it is crucial to have Russian President Vladimir Putin involved in negotiations to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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