Saudi Arabia's crown prince may not be inside the room where the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine are taking place.

Russia said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold talks with top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Tuesday that will focus on ending the war in Ukraine and restoring broader Russia-U.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia preparing to hold critical U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the UAE. Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National,