Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says that Russia and the United States will not hold talks this week in Saudi Arabia, according to Russia's TASS. Background Today, the media reported that senior officials of the White House administration of President Donald Trump would meet separately with the delegations of Ukraine and Russia in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is set to host talks Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House.

Russian forces pushed hard against the territory controlled by Ukraine in Kursk, but troops are still holding on.

Saudi Arabia is set to host talks between the United States and Ukraine following a tense meeting at the White House involving President Zelenskyy. The talks aim to mend relations and explore pathways to peace.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation, while President Zelenskyy will be joined by Ukrainian defence and foreign ministers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had announced he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a day before the scheduled talks between the US and the Ukrainian delegations.

Under huge pressure from Trump, who wants the war ended at lightning speed, Zelenskiy has been at pains to show they are on the same page, despite failing to win promises of U.S.

The Ukrainian president is trying to secure a favorable deal to end his country’s war with Russia. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a host to talks that the Trump administration is pursuing with Moscow and Kyiv.

U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday's meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war,

Saudi Arabia is to host talks between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Feb. 28 visit to the White House.