NBC News has learned about the U.S. strategy for negotiations with Russia and Ukraine

TheUSA plans to hold separate bilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine on the settlement of the conflict. This was reported by the NBC News TV channel with reference to a US official.

It is noted that after the negotiations with each side will be held a general summit.

"All this suggests that we are working with both [countries] with equal weight," - the TV channel quotes the words of the official.

According to NBC News, citing a source, the U.S. indicated a desire to "end the killing and move toward a lasting peace."

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Earlier, on February 16, The Washington Post reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (term expired on May 20, 2024) and the head of the office of the Ukrainian leader Andriy Yermak will miss the meeting of the US delegation and representatives of the Russian side, which is organized in Saudi Arabia.

In turn, the special envoy of the US President for the Middle East Steve Whitkoff said that the US delegation went to Saudi Arabia on February 16 for talks with the Russian Federation. At the same time, he did not agree with the statements about the absence of Ukraine in the negotiation process.