Who was on the table in the USA-Russia talked in Saudi Arabia? star-news.press/wp

Paul Kirby

Europe Digital Editor

Reuters American State Secretary Marco Rubio with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud Bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US National Safety Advisor Mike Witkoff, Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian External Policy Presidential Vladimir Putin Yuri Ushakov, in Diriyah Palace in RiyadhReuters

Three Americans and two Russians make up two teams on talks in Saudi Arabia that stressed the end of Western isolation of Moscow.

The men described the meeting as the preparation of the foundation for wider “high” conversations and agreed to reset the diplomatic relations of their countries.

Who are they and what significance will he play in the approach between two forces?

Reuters American team of negotiators, from left to right, with the mark Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio and Mike WaltzReuters

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio I have already talked to my veterans with Russian counterpart Sergej Lavrovo over the phone three days before the conversations occurred. He said after the meeting on Tuesday, he was convinced that Russia was ready for the “serious process” to complete the war and two countries would continue diplomatic relations.

Rubio for a long time requested the end of the war in Ukraine and voted against the US Second Aid Package in the amount of USA US 2024. He believes China as the largest American opponent and believes that Beijing is happy to be now “buried in Europe”.

He warned that “one meeting would not resolve (war)” and it is clear that Ukraine and Europe will have to be included: “No one exists aside here.”

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz He talked after talk about pushing lasting, not the temporary end of the war. But he suggested a weekend to deserve a “some kind of refund” for billions that paid off in Ukraine since it started.

It is not only believed that Europeans must “own this conflict” in terms of future security guarantees. He also thinks that Ukraine needs to share their mineral wealth in partnership with the United States “in terms of their rare country, their natural resources and their oil and gas.”

Steve Witkoff More is an unknown quantity. Although these were the first official conversations between Russia and the United States for almost two years, Witkoff was Donald Trump to send to Moscow only last week for talks with Vladimir Putin.

Allegedly, he is Trump’s envoy in the Middle East, but obviously former president former Golf Partner is far more significant than that He is seen as president’s loyal and favored MP.

He was part of the conversation on the criminal trailing with Hamas, but then sent to Russia to help the exchange of American prisoners Marco Fogel for Russian, Aleksandra Vincnik, in the America prison.

Reuters two Russian negotiators from left to right, marked as Yuri Ushakov and Sergei LavrovReuters

Russia chose two upper diplomats for this initial look.

Both are veterans and knows the United States well: Putin Foreign Political Adviser Yuri Ushakov and Sergei LavrovMinister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. years.

They helped Putin’s management his external policy for three years of war, and she was on Lavrov to pass Moscow message.

Lavrov did it again on Tuesday. Explaining that the American delegation proposed stopping on attacks on energy facilities, Lavrov said Russia never targeted civilian supply in Ukraine. Cruel negation of truth when Russian attacks on the national network have made the power of the strength to the common characteristics of Ukrainian life.

When he participated in convicted negotiations with Ukraine, shortly after the start of the full war, Lavrov even denied that there was an invasion.

As a former US Ambassador, 77-year-old Yuri Ushakov He has a good idea how to talk to Washington. In a few days of return to Donald Trump in the White House he made clear Russia was ready for conversations if they sent “relevant signals” now.

The days before the full invasion of Ukraine accused that the Biden Administration of “Hysteria” in the suggestion of Russian troops prepared to go to war.

One man is not in the room - Kirill Dmitriev

Third Russian was not in the room but Kirill Dmitriev’s The presence in the delegation is a sign of how important Vladimir Putin sees the economic potential of Saudi conversations.

Dmitriev, 49, Chief of the Russian direct investment fund and told reporters that they would focus on future economic relations with the United States: “We also need to make joint projects, including, for example, in the Arctic region and in other areas.”

Significantly Dmitriev played a key role in working with Steve Witkoff in the exchange of prisoners preceded by the Trump Phone call with the path last week, along with Mohammad Bin Salman Salman Salman Salman Salman.

Dmitriev has close ties with Putin’s family – his wife is close to one of Putin’s daughters.

And several Russians know the American Finance and the business sector better than Dmitriev, as a former investment banker at the Goldman Sachs and Harvard’s Graduate School.

Although he is adapted to the Russian economy, 43% of the budget goes in war and internal security, inflation is only under 10%, and interest rates hit 21%.

Two Saudi hosts were only for a short time in the room

The two hosts of Saud chaired the beginning of the meeting, but they did not stay in the room.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan This year, he played an active role as the top of Saudi diplomat, visiting Lebanon and Europe and hosting an international meeting aimed at raising sanctions in Syria.

Advisor for the national security of Saudi insurance Musaed Al-Iban He played and prominent part in the promotion of Saudi connections with the new leader Syria Ahmed Al-Shara.

Although Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman takes over the leading leading policy, these two men are regularly alongside.

2025-02-18 17:40:00

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