Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of expected U.S.-Russia talks there on ending Moscow's war on Ukraine, though Kyiv's representatives are not expected to take part.

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

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a meeting Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rubio’s diplomatic experience is limited to his time in the Senate, during which he served on the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees.

Senior Russian and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss improving relations and an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine – without representatives from Kyiv. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led the delegations that met at the Diriyah Palace in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh.

In a significant diplomatic development, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday to advance efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine. The meeting, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud,

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leads the Russian delegation meeting US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for talks on the Ukraine war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will not take part in the talks since it was not invited.

Top US and Russian officials will meet Tuesday in Riyadh for critical talks aimed at ending Russias war in Ukraine. This meeting, featuring US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,

The U.S. and Russia agreed on Tuesday to restore the normal functioning of each other's diplomatic missions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after talks between senior U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.

According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the US and Russia agreed on four principles following talks that lasted over four hours in Saudi Arabia. Puck News correspondent Julia Ioffe explains how these talks,

The talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, concluded with Rubio confirming that the nations would reopen missions in Washington and Moscow.