Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend the meeting of the US and Ukrainian delegations, which will take place today in the Saudi city of Jeddah, according to the daily program of the US State Department.
"12:00 PM local time. Secretary of State Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Walz meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia", the document says.
On Monday, Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. The Ukrainian delegation will meet with the American one to discuss the prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
The meeting in Jeddah, scheduled for today, will help achieve "progress towards a settlement", according to the US President's special envoy, Stephen Witkoff.