RIYADH, March 24. /TASS/. The Ukrainian delegation is awaiting the conclusion of consultations between Russia and the United States in Riyadh, after which it will resume talks with the American side, a source told TASS.
"The Ukrainian delegation remains at the negotiating venue and is expected to continue talks with the US delegation once the Russian-US consultations conclude," the source said.
Earlier, Sergey Leshchenko, an adviser to Vladimir Zelensky's office, said on Ukraine's Rada TV channel that the Ukrainian delegation, which held talks with the US on March 23, would remain in Riyadh to "hold their own consultations" with US representatives after the Russian-US talks conclude.
The first round of talks between the technical teams of Ukraine and the United States took place in the afternoon of Sunday, March 23, with the discussions lasting about six hours. The Ukrainian delegation included Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office Pavel Palisa, as well as representatives of the armed forces and energy specialists. The main topic was the cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure facilities. The representatives of the parties did not provide details of the discussions.
The US delegation includes State Department’s Policy Planning Director Michael Anton, as well as aides to Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.