The United States and Russia have agreed to form high-level teams to handle negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war, the U.S. State Department announced on Feb. 18.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, and special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with a Russian delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and other areas of tension in U.S.–Russia relations.