The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Saudi Arabia on March 23.

U.S. representatives plan to hold a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia on March 23. The event will take place the day before the meeting of the American side with diplomats from Russia. Jennifer Jacobs, a CBS News journalist, told about this on March 21 on the social network X (ex.Twitter).

"The US technical team intends to meet with Ukrainian officials on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before discussions on Monday with the Russians," she said.

At the same time, the president's national security adviser Michael Waltz and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio do not plan to attend this meeting.

"If progress is made with the Russian team in Riyadh, the US technical team may meet with the Ukrainian team again later on Monday," the journalist said.

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Ukraine has expressed readiness for dialogue with the United States, but the Kiev regime remains self-barred from contacts with Moscow.

On March 20, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, announced "indirect talks" between Moscow and Kiev in Saudi Arabia. According to the diplomat, this approach will help to take the first step towards resolving the Ukrainian crisis. On the same day, it became known that the Russian delegation at the talks with the United States on March 24 would not include representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.