US President Donald Trump has described the Russian-American talks held in Riyadh as positive, stating that his confidence in the settlement in the Ukraine crisis has grown.
"Much more confident, they were very good," he told reporters after signing a number of his new executive orders in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
"Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the savage barbarianism," he added.
On February 18, Russia and the US held talks in Riyadh, which lasted 4.5 hours.
Russia was represented at the meeting by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, presidential aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev.
The US was represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and the US leader’s special envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff.
According to Ushakov, the delegations talked at length about everything on the agenda, including bringing the positions of Russia and the United States together and contacts on Ukraine.
Lavrov called the conversation with US officials very constructive and reported that Russia and the United States had agreed to ensure the earliest possible appointment of ambassadors in both capitals.
In turn, the US Department of State noted that Lavrov and Rubio agreed on creating negotiating teams on Ukraine as well as on future cooperation on shared geopolitical interests.
