Removal of sanctions from the Russian Federation and reconstruction of communication with Moscow: US Secretary of State in Er-Riyadh

He also told reporters that meeting in Riyadh would be the basis for future diplomatic contacts of Moscow and Washington. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the conditions of end of the war should be acceptable to each of the "conflict participants", but it will need to be compromised. "In order to put an end to any conflict, there must be concessions from all sides," the official said to reporters.

Rubio noted that these concessions still have to be outlined during further negotiations, and they would be "wrongly defined in advance. " The question of communication between the US and the Russian Federation, the Secretary of State, replied that it would be difficult to constantly maintain a discussion on the end of the war if "diplomatic channels are broken. " He also suggested that some economic sanctions against the Russian Federation may be canceled after the war in Ukraine, Skynews writes.

Rubio stated that Donald Trump is the only world leader who can stop the Russian-Ukrainian war, but "a lot of work ahead. " Today's meeting, he said, was needed to "establish a communication line" after a long -term silence between Washington and Moscow, and then it was necessary to restore diplomatic missions and appoint a "high level" teams to negotiate a peaceful agreement. In his opinion, the Kremlin is ready to "start a serious process" to complete the war.

The negotiations of the US and the Russian Federation began in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh on February 18. Before the meeting, a representative of the Russian delegation and the head of the Russian State Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev told reporters that progress in the end of the war is possible only after two or three months of negotiations.