@newsweek: US and Russia Begin Peace Talks Without Ukraine in Riyadh The U.S. and #Russia have begun talks in #SaudiArabia aimed at improving diplomatic ties and negotiating an end to the war in #Ukraine. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Diriyah Palace in #Riyadh, signaling a potential thaw in U.S.-Russia relations after years of tension following Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. #news #newsweek #politics