Moscow’s demand during Riyadh talks rejected but allies fear Donald Trump could yet allow restoration of former Soviet bloc

Russian officials say Ukrainian membership in NATO is a red line in peace talks as they met with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia.

Today’s negotiations in Riyadh mark a dramatic shift in U.S. policy from the Joe Biden administration, which joined NATO allies in seeking to isolate Moscow economically and diplomatically. Ahead of today’s meeting,

As Europeans talked the possibility of contributing peacekeepers to back any Ukraine peace deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said in Riyadh that Moscow would not accept the deployment of NATO troops there,

Amid talks with the United States in Riyadh on Tuesday, Russia demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the U.S.-led alliance and dismissed the i

US and Russian diplomats are likely to meet next week in a follow up to the Riyadh talks between the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US secretary of State Marco Rubio, reported Russian News agency TASS.

Speaking during a visit to Turkiye, Lavrov stated that the peace talks should include an "ironclad" agreement that Ukraine will not join NATO. At the same time, Russia "will not be satisfied" with the option of "peace at once,

As European countries discuss the possibility of contributing peacekeepers to back any Ukraine peace deal, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in Riyadh that Russia would not accept deployment of NATO troops there, whatever flag they were operating under.

Amid talks with the United States in Riyadh on Tuesday, Russia demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the U.S.-led alliance and dismissed the idea that NATO ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’s “ready” to resign if it means bringing peace to his country, also suggesting he could step down in exchange for ascension into the NATO alliance.

For context:Ukraine is not a Nato member. Russia has consistently opposed the idea of Ukraine joining the military alliance, fearing it would bring Nato forces too close to its borders. "It was a very useful conversation. We listened to each other, and we heard each other," Lavrov tells the news conference.