Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman early on Tuesday (March 11) ahead of talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials that Washington hopes will deliver substantial progress towards ending Russia's war with Ukraine.
During the meeting in Jeddah, the crown prince underscored the kingdom's support for international efforts to resolve Ukraine's crisis and achieve peace, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported early on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia has played a mediating role since Russia's invasion, including brokering prisoner exchanges and hosting last month's talks between Moscow and Washington.
Talks on Tuesday between U.S. and Ukrainian officials are the first official session since Zelenskiy's abortive White House meeting, and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said he had high hopes.
