A US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, with no formal diplomatic role at the time, Dmitriev cut an unexpected figure at the talks next to more conventional members of the Russian delegation such as foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

After the teleconference between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and the historic meeting of Russian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia, Turkey initiated another round of negotiations, inviting Russians and

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Donald Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.

Kissing up to the Russians in Saudi Arabia and getting nothing in return, Secretary of State Marco Rubio came away expecting “concessions” from all sides (“Rubio on UAE visit faces resistance to Gaza plan amid major defense and weapons expo,

Last Tuesday at a peace conference in Saudi Arabia, the Trump diplo-wrecking crew came out and conceded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s team that Ukraine was responsible for forcing Russia to invade the country three years ago.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and later will hold talks with US representatives in Jeddah

The series of strikes and battlefield pressure represent another setback for Kyiv ahead of crucial talks with the United States next week in Saudi Arabia, where Ukrainian officials will meet with their US counterparts for negotiations around how to end the three-year war.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy praised European support at a summit in London, emphasising Ukraine's future relations with Europe.