WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States expects tangible progress from the upcoming negotiations with Russia in Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said on Sunday.
A Russian-US expert-level meeting will take place in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday. The talks are expected to be devoted to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which is aimed at ensuring the safety of shipping in the Black Sea amid the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
«I think that you are going to see in Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, particularly as it affects a Black Sea ceasefire on ships between both countries. And from that, you will naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire,» Witkoff told Fox News.
A US technical team is set to meet with Ukrainian officials in Riyadh this Sunday, a day before the scheduled meeting with Russian officials, CBS News reported earlier, citing informed sources.
