{"id":1683359,"date":"2025-02-19T13:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1683359"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:45:40","slug":"meeting-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-02-19\/meeting-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin says meeting in Riyadh &#8216;important step&#8217; for peaceful resolution in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moscow, Feb 19 (EFE).- The Kremlin on Wednesday described the meeting between representatives of Russia and the United States in Riyadh as an &#8220;important step&#8221; for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A very, very important step has been taken towards creating such conditions for achieving a peaceful resolution,&#8221; presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peskov highlighted &#8220;the political will&#8221; shown by both countries in the Saudi capital, where they agreed on Tuesday to create negotiating teams to seek a peaceful solution to the war, which broke out almost three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the negative Ukrainian reaction to the meeting, he admitted that a lot depended on the position adopted by Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;(Ukrainian Volodymyr) Zelenskyy is making rather contradictory statements so far. He will probably formulate his position sooner or later,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-1024x734.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683699\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-1024x734.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-768x551.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-1536x1102.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-399x286.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115-1200x861.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-115.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2-L) and Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov (2-R) speaking with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R), US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (L), and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (R) after their meeting at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18 February 2025. EFE-EPA\/RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY\/NO SALES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peskov described the state of relations with the US before the Riyadh talks as &#8220;deplorable&#8221; and said that bilateral cooperation would first need &#8220;resuscitation&#8221; and then &#8220;restoration.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Today is the first step of a long and difficult journey but an important one. Naturally, it&#8217;s impossible to fix everything in one day or a week. 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