High-stakes diplomatic talks between Russia and the United States concluded without agreement on a joint statement after 12 hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia, according to Russian state media reports. The outcome highlights ongoing tensions over Ukraine's role in global security dialogues.
Vladimir Chizhov, a senior member of Russia's Federation Council, told Rossiya-24 television that the failure to adopt a joint document stemmed from Ukraine's negotiating position. While details remain scarce, the development underscores challenges in aligning perspectives on the conflict as geopolitical fault lines deepen.
This outcome comes weeks after multiple nations gathered in Switzerland for a Ukraine-led peace summit, which Russia did not attend. Analysts suggest the Saudi Arabia meeting represented an attempt to explore alternative channels for dialogue amid fracturing multilateral consensus.
