Top Russian officials to hold talks with US in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Mr Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Sunday that he and national security adviser Mike Waltz will travel to Saudi Arabia for talks on Ukraine

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his US counterpart Picture: AP

Top Russian officials will hold talks with their US counterparts on restoring ties between the two countries, as well as the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the Kremlin said.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Mr Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov will fly to the Saudi capital later in the day to take part in the talks set for Tuesday.