It didn’t take long for preliminary discussions between the US and Russia on Ukraine to morph into something dramatically more ambitious. As negotiators left talks in Riyadh this week, both sides signalled their intent to reach agreement not only Ukraine, but also on economic and geopolitical cooperation.
President Donald Trump’s remarks following the talks – which were led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov – made it sound as if a full rapprochement between the US and Russia was within reach.
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