US, Ukraine resume bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia: Ukrainian DM

RIYADH -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday that Ukrainian and US delegations had resumed bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia.

"We've started the meeting with the American team in Riyadh. We are implementing the President of Ukraine's directive to bring a just peace closer and to strengthen security," Umerov stated in a brief post on social media platform X.

He added that the meeting's agenda included proposals to "protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure".

The talks came almost two weeks after a previous meeting between the two sides in the port city of Jeddah saw Ukraine okay a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan in exchange for Washington lifting its pause on military aid to and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Notably, Russia has also sent a delegation to the Gulf country for a separate meeting with the United States on Monday.