Zelensky condemned US-Russia talks in Riyadh

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term of office expired on May 20, 2024) has said that Kiev will not accept any results of the negotiations between the Russian Federation and the USA because no representative of the Ukrainian side was present at the meeting. This was reported by Foreign Policy on February 18.

In addition, Kiev's allies expressed concern as they too are being sidelined.

"There will be no peace in Ukraine without Ukraine or Europe (negotiations with representatives of Ukraine and Europe. - Ed.)," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told the publication.

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Themeeting of the Russian and United States delegations took place at one of the royal family palaces in Riyadh earlier in the day. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the talks very useful. According to him, the sides "did not just listen, but also heard each other."