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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “fair” negotiations to end the war with Russia must involve Ukraine and Europe after bilateral US-Russia talks.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hails a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia as a first step in renewed Ukraine peace talks, denying Kyiv has been sidelined.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who led the Russian delegation, confirms Washington and Moscow will appoint high-level teams to continue negotiations.
- Both sides say the meeting could clear the way for a possible summit between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, but no specifics have been agreed to.
- Ukraine’s military says Russia launched a barrage of 147 attack drones overnight, of which 83 were shot down.