Who was on the table in Saudi Arabia in Russian dialogue in the United States?

Paul Kirby

European digital editor

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Three Americans and two Russians formed two teams at the Saudi Arabian talks to end Moscow’s Western isolation.

The men described the foundations for a wider “high -level” dialogue, and agreed to reset the diplomatic relations of the state.

Who is and what does they mean in violence between the two?

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Three days before the conversation, he had already called his veteran Russian opponent Sergei Lavrov. He was convinced that Russia was ready for “serious procedures” to end the war after the Tuesday meeting, and the two countries would resume diplomatic relations.

Rubio has long found the end of the Ukrainian war Voting against $ 6 billion in US military aid package in 2024. He sees China as the largest altitude in the United States and believes that Beijing is “disciplined in Europe and rejoiced.”

He warned, “One meeting will not be solved.” It was clear that both Ukraine and Europe should participate.

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz He spoke after the story of pursuing permanent, not the temporary end of war. But on the weekend, we suggested that we are qualified for “Types of Investment Recovery” for billions of dollars since the beginning of Ukraine.

He does not believe that Europeans should “own these conflicts” in terms of future security guarantees. I also think that Ukraine should share minerals through partnerships with the United States in terms of rare earth, natural resources, oil and gas.

Steve Witkoff It is an unknown quantity. Although these were the first official dialogue between Russia and the United States for almost two years, Witkoff was a person who was chosen by Donald Trump to Moscow last week to talk with Vladimir Putin.

On the surface, he is Trump’s Middle East, but obviously the president’s all golf partners are much more important than that. He is considered a loyal and favorable trader of the president..

He was part of a dialogue for forging the ceasefire of Israel with Hamas, but was sent to Russia and was trapped in prison in the United States to help the American prisoner Alexander Vinnik exchanged American prisoner Mark Pogel.

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Russia chose two top diplomats to exchange this early perspective.

Both are Veterans and know the United States well: Putin Foreign Policy Advisor Yuri Woo Hakov and Sergey LabrovForeign Minister since 2004.

They helped President Putin to control his foreign policy during the three -year war, and it was up to Lavrov to convey Moscow’s message.

Lavrov I did it again on Tuesday. Lavrov explained that the US delegation suggested that it would stop attacking energy facilities, and Russia said that Ukraine had never aimed to supply Ukraine. Russian attacks on national grids are brutal rejection of the truth when power blackouts become common features of Ukrainian Life.

Lavrov denied even invading when he participated in a ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine shortly after the beginning of the war.

Former US Ambassador 77 years old Yuri Woo Hakov There is a good idea on how to talk to Washington. A few days after Donald Trump returned to the White House, he made it clear that Russia was ready to talk when the United States sent a “related signal.”

A few days before the full invasion of Ukraine, he condemned the BIDEN administration of “Husteri”, suggesting that the Russian army is preparing for war.

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The third Russians were not in the room Kirill Dmitriev’s’ s The presence of the delegation is how important Vladimir Putin is the economic potential of the Saudi conversation.

The 49 -year -old DTITRIEV was the head of the Russian direct investment fund and told reporters that he would focus on future economic relations with the United States. “For example, joint projects must be carried out in the Arctic and other regions.”

Importantly, Dmitriev played an important role in cooperating with Steve Witkoff with Steve Witkoff with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Bin Salman before the phone call with Trump last week.

DMITRIEV is closely related to Putin’s family. His wife is close to one of Putin’s daughters.

And there are few Russians who are better at knowing the US finance and business divisions than Dmitriev, a former investor banker of Goldman Sachs and Dmitriev, who graduated from Harvard Business School.

Although he’s a firm Russian economy, 43 percent of his budgets are in war and internal security, but inflation is less than 10%and interest rates reached 21%.

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The two Saudi hosts were chairman of the meeting but did not stay in the room.

trauma Prince of Paisalbean This year, this year, this year, he played a role as a Saudi diplomat this year, where he visited Lebanon and Europe and held an international conference to release sanctions in Syria.

Saudi National Security Adviser Musaed Al-IBAN It also played a noticeable role in promoting the relationship between Syria’s new leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

Prince Mohamed Bin Salman leads foreign policy, but these two are on their side.