The negotiations between the American and the Russian delegation began in Riad. The interviews take place in one of the buildings of the Saudi royal family, Diriyah, in the Albasatin complex, reports the Russian Ria Novosti agency.
The Russian negotiator: economic progress with the USA in 2-3 months
Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian direct investment fund and one of the negotiators with the American delegation in Riad, said to expect progress in the economic relations between Moscow and Washington “within the next two or three months”. Moscow agencies report it. The resumption of economic relations between Russia and the USA will be among the main themes in the negotiations after “American companies have lost over 300 billion dollars leaving the Russian market”, added Dmitriev. “Finding common ways and positive solutions to problems is very important for the USA and for many other countries that begin to understand that the Russian market is very attractive and there is a need to be present in this market”, concluded Dmitriev, mentioned by Russian agencies.
China: ‘All parts participate in the peace talks in Ukraine’
In response to a question about the US-Russia interviews that do not include Ukraine, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun has replied that he is “happy to see all the efforts directed towards peace. At the same time, we hope that all parties And the interested parties can participate in debt -time peace talks “. American President Donald Trump pushes for a rapid resolution of the conflict in Ukraine next to its third year, while Russia sees the commitment of Tycoon as an opportunity to obtain concessions, also for the absence of Kiev and EU. “We hope that all sides can work together to solve the deep causes of the Ukrainian crisis, find a balanced, effective and sustainable security structure until it reaches peace and long -term stability in Europe,” continued the spokesperson. China, for its part, “has always claimed that dialogue and negotiation are the only possible way possible to resolve the crisis. We constantly committed ourselves to promoting peace interviews”.
Kiev: ‘Without invitation for Riad for us that table does not exist’
“To date, we have not received any invitation to the negotiations in Saudi Arabia. At the moment, for us this table does not exist”: the first councilor of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mychailo Podolyak, in an interview with Quarta Repubblica aired yesterday, says so. evening on Rete4. “War can cease only with adequate guarantees for Ukraine” and – he reiterated – “Zelensky has already explained that, before starting any negotiation, we must find a common position between the United States, Ukraine and the European Union”.
“For us, the presence of Europe at the tables of the negotiations is absolutely essential – he continued -: it is a war that is fighting on European territory, the negotiations concern the safety and future of Europe. Otherwise, with the Putin’s ambitions, the risk is that there will be no lasting peace. Guarantees that PoDolyak thus summarizes: “make us enter NATO or make bilateral agreements for the defense, including military bases on our territory from which to be able to respond to any attacks”.
Macron: talks with Trump and Zelensky after the Paris summit
“After bringing together several European leaders, I just talked to President Trump, then with President Zelensky. We want solid and lasting peace in Ukrainian. To this end, Russia must end its aggression and this must be accompanied by guarantees strong and credible security for Ukrainians. With all Europeans, Americans and Ukrainians.
“We are convinced that Europeans will have to invest better, more and together for their security and defense, today and in the future,” wrote the French president. “To do this, the Europeans want to accelerate the implementation of their agenda of sovereignty, security and competitiveness. The works will continue on the basis of the proposals of the EU Commission, both on support for Ukraine and on development and investments in our defense. We must Simply put this agenda into practice, defined in 2022 at the Versailles vertex. Macron.