The two sides were expected to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine and restore relations between the U.S. and Russia. The meeting came less than a week after President Trump’s lengthy phone call with President Vladimir V.

US secretary of state and his counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the EU 'agreed to remain in close contact,' says State Department - Anadolu Ajansı

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump as a problem solver ahead of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, the first high-level, in-person discussions in years between the two countries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to address the two big international crises of the moment, the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.

The meeting, which comes just days after a phone call between Trump and Putin, will focus on restoring ties between the two countries and ending the war in Ukraine.

Bloomberg reports that early next week in Riyadh, a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may occur. This is a result of U.S.-Russian negotiations in Saudi Arabia. However, Russian representative Yuri Ushakov believes this scenario is unlikely.