February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia
| February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|
US and Russian delegates at the meeting | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 18 February 2025 |
| Cities | Riyadh |
| Venues | Diriyah Palace |
| Participants | |
| Follows | 2021 Geneva summit |
| Precedes | 2025 Alaska summit |
| Key points | |
The February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia (also known as the 2025 Saudi Arabia meeting) was a meeting at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia. It was held on 18 February 2025, and involved three American delegates led by US secretary of state Marco Rubio and two Russian delegates led by foreign minister Sergey Lavrov at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to discuss improving Russia–United States relations and plans to end the war in Ukraine. Despite the meeting being primarily about Ukraine, no Ukrainian or European delegations were invited to the meeting. United States President Donald Trump has dismissed Ukrainian concerns that Ukraine was not invited to the meeting, and also apparently implied Ukraine was to blame for starting the war. The Riyadh meeting was the most extensive diplomatic meeting between the United States and Russia since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.