CNN
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A United States delegation led by real estate tycoon-turned-diplomat Steve Witkoff has begun a high-stakes meeting with Kremlin negotiators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine.
Russia’s TASS news agency reported that talks were underway on Monday morning, citing an unnamed source.
The meeting comes one day after talks between a US team led by President Donald Trump’s Kyiv envoy, Keith Kellog, and Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, which was described by the latter as “productive and focused.”
While many watching from Washington, and…
