Ukraine, US meet in Riyadh after Black Sea truce talks

White House says good news to come

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Ukrainian and US delegations were scheduled to meet yesterday in Saudi Arabia following Russia-US talks there a day earlier on a limited Black Sea ceasefire proposal that Washing- ton hopes will open the way for broader peace negotiations.

Day-long talks on Monday in Saudi Arabia between Russian and US officials were portrayed by Washington as a step in President Donald Trump's effort to end the three-year-old war.

A White House source said progress was being made in the Riyadh talks and that a “positive announcement” was expected “in the near future.”

A Russian source told Reuters that the Riyadh talks had concluded late on Monday and a draft joint statement had been sent to Moscow and Wash- ington for approval, with the parties aiming to release it by the end of the day yesterday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that no documents would be signed, the TASS agency reported.