Rubio meets MBS in Saudi Arabia, says he is optimistic over Ukraine talks

The top US diplomat, Marco Rubio, met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, hours after he landed in the coastal city of Jeddah ahead of talks with Ukrainian officials.

Speaking to reporters on the flight, Rubio expressed optimism on the planned meeting, although he added that there were still more details to be worked out on the minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv.

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National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will join him to meet a high-level Ukrainian delegation on Tuesday. Rubio said that Washington needed to understand Kyiv’s position and get a general idea of what concessions they’d make.

With Reuters

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