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TMI BlogTrump-Putin summit preparations underway, Russia says as Washington ends Moscow's isolationX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Trump-Putin summit preparations underway, Russia says as Washington ends Moscow's isolation X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ine. Speaking to Russian state media, Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the war in Ukraine. “The question is about starting to move towards normalising relations between our countries, finding ways to resolve the most acute and potentially very, very dangerous situations, of which there are many, Ukraine among them,” he said. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... But he said efforts to organise such a meeting are at an early stage, and that making it happen will require “the most intensive preparatory work." Ryabkov added that US and Russian envoys could meet “within the next two weeks,” to pave the way for further talks between senior officials. Russian and US representatives on Tuesday agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mproving their diplomatic and economic ties, according to the two countries' top diplomats, at a high-level meeting in Saudi Arabia that marked an extraordinary about-face in US foreign policy under President Trump. After the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the AP that the the two sides agreed broadly to pursue three goals: to restore staffing at their respective embassies in Was ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hington and Moscow; to create a high-level team to support Ukraine peace talks; and to explore closer relations and economic cooperation. He stressed, however, that the talks — which were attended by his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, and other senior Russian and US officials — marked the beginning of a conversation, and more work needs to be done. Lavrov, for his part, hailed the meeting ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as “very useful.” No Ukrainian officials were present at the meeting, which came as the beleaguered country is slowly but steadily losing ground against more numerous Russian troops, nearly three years after Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its smaller neighbour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country would not accept any outcome from the talks since Kyiv didn't take p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... art, and he postponed his own trip to Saudi Arabia scheduled for last Wednesday. European allies have also expressed concerns that they are being sidelined. (AP) NPK NPK X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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