US and Russian officials met in Riyadh for over four hours, marking Moscow’s return to high-level diplomacy despite its ongoing war in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that initial negotiation steps were agreed upon, with teams set to continue talks. Russia showed no signs of making concessions, while the Trump administration has already agreed that Ukraine will not join NATO. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Moscow does not target civilian energy infrastructure despite evidence to the contrary. Moscow officials and state media view the talks as Russia reclaiming its status as an equal to the US.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to mainstream Russian officials met in Riyadh for over four
00:04hours, marking Moscow's return to high level diplomacy despite its ongoing war in Ukraine.
00:10US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that initial negotiation steps were agreed upon
00:14with terms set to continue talks. Russia showed no signs of making concessions,
00:19while the Trump administration has already agreed that Ukraine will not join NATO.
00:24Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Moscow does not target civilian
00:28energy infrastructure, despite evidence to the contrary. Moscow officials and
00:33state media viewed the talks as Russia reclaiming its status as equal to the US.