Witkoff confirms talks with Russians in Saudi Arabia: We are going with Waltz, hope for progress
US Presidential Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirms that US officials will travel to Saudi Arabia for talks with the Russians to end the war in Ukraine.
He said this on Fox News, Censor.NET reports.
Witkoff said that on Sunday, February 16, he and National Security Advisor Mike Volz will travel to Saudi Arabia to hold talks with the Russians to end the war in Ukraine.
"I'm leaving tonight. I will go there with the national security adviser, and we will have meetings at the president's direction, and hopefully we will make really good progress," Trump's special envoy said.
Witkoff also rejected speculation that the Ukrainian side was excluded from the talks, but the American official did not say whether a delegation from Kyiv had been invited.
"I don't think it's about excluding anyone. In fact, it's about including everyone," Reuters quoted him as saying.
Meeting in Saudi Arabia
As a reminder, on February 12, 2025, Trump said that his meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would likely take place in Saudi Arabia.
Trump also said that a meeting between representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia would take place in Saudi Arabia next week.
On February 14, the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced that the Kingdom was ready to host a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Subsequently, Reuters reported that representatives of the United States and Russia would meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to begin negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
