Saudi Arabia To Host US & Ukraine Talks

March 10, 2025 5:11 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia is to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House. The oil-rich kingdom may seem like an unusual venue for talks aimed at smoothing over relations after the blowup. But Saudi Arabia under its assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been positioning itself as an ideal location for possible peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow and even the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. On Friday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the talks would take place in Jeddah, a port city on the Red Sea.