Ukraine conflict: US and Russia pledge further talks as Moscow hardens demands

The US and Russia agree to move forward on Ukraine peace talks, raising concerns over potential concessions and Nato’s role

US secretary of state Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi national security advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US national security advisor Mike Waltz, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian president Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP

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