Russia reset: on the U.S., Russia, their first major diplomatic interaction
The talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh, their first major diplomatic interaction since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, marks the beginning of a reset in ties between the two former Cold War adversaries. Led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the two sides agreed to restore staffing at their respective embassies, explore closer economic cooperation, and set up a high-level team to start talks to end the Ukraine war. U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled that he might meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, later this month and secure the deal, which is a decisive shift in America’s policy towards Russia. Under the former Biden administration, the U.S. had emerged as Ukraine’s biggest military and financial back...