'We agreed to consider each other's interests' — Russian negotiator Ushakov on talks in Saudi Arabia
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A member of Russia’s delegation that met with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine has said the talks were “not bad,” but it was “hard to say” if the two sides' interests were converging.
Speaking to the pro-Kremlin Channel One Russia, Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, said it was a “very serious discussion of all the issues we wanted to touch upon."
“We have agreed to take account of each other’s interests and develop bilateral relations, since both Moscow and Washington are interested in this,” he added.
Ushakov also said a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin were discussed, but it was unlikely to take place next week as had been previously speculated.
