US, Russia to name teams to negotiate ‘ending the conflict in Ukraine’: US statement

RIYADH (AFP): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov decided after meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday to appoint teams to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, the US State Department said.

Rubio and Lavrov agreed to “appoint respective high-level teams to begin working on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible in a way that is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides,” State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce said.