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A Russian delegation met with U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, ending years of political isolation.

Riyadh, Ukraine
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russia (organization) United States (organization) Saudi Arabia (organization) Marco Rubio (person) Sergey Lavrov (person) Yuri Ushakov (person) Ukraine (organization) Kremlin (organization) Mike Waltz (person) Steve Witkoff (person) Vladimir Putin (person) Michael Waltz (person) Sergei Lavrov (person) Yuriy Ushakov (person) U.S. (organization) European Union (organization)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia ended years of political isolation as a delegation met with U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russia continues to display no indications that it is prepared to make any meaningful concessions on Ukraine

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine and his goals remain maximalist according to Western intelligence

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Extracted: 2026-03-21T05:26:34.575Z

Source story: drones-attack-at-syzran-oil-refinery-in-russias-samara-oblast-causes-fire