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Zelensky will visit Saudi Arabia: Will meetings with representatives of the Russian Federation or USA (video)

To extend: The President of Ukraine has declared official visits to the Middle East. At the same time, he denied the possibility of negotiations with the Russians, which Donald Trump had previously spoken. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced his visit to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but stated that there would be no meetings with Russians or Americans. The Head of State said this when communicating with journalists at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, February 14.

According to him, he will have an official visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with his royal highness. Then he will go to Turkey. "I have a planned visit to the United Arab Emirates with the first lady because we have a major humanitarian program and the issue of prisoners' exchange. Immediately then I will visit Saudi Arabia to discuss several questions with his royal majesty. I will visit Turkey with the first lady, where I will have a meeting with President Erdogan.

On February 13, US President Donald Trump announced a meeting of representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia during a press conference in the White House, which is supposed to be dedicated to the settlement of war. On February 12, the American leader first spent telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and later with Vladimir Zelensky.

After that, Trump stated that he did not exclude a personal meeting with Putin, and suggested that she could take place in Saudi Arabia. However, he did not voice any specific date of potential negotiations. The Kremlin also stated that Trump and Putin were instructed to start preparing for the meeting. We will remind, Donald Trump announced a meeting of representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia during the Munich Conference on Security.