The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump as a problem solver ahead of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, the first high-level, in-person discussions in years between the two countries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to address the two big international crises of the moment, the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin positively assessed the results of negotiations between the Russian and American delegations in Riyadh. "The goal of the US-Russia meeting in Riyadh was to enhance mutual trust," claims the dictator,

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday spoke highly of the outcome regarding Russia-U.S. talks in Saudi Arabia, reaffirming Russia’s stance whilst clarifying that Ukraine would not be excluded from future strategies toward peace.

Top US and Russian officials met for four hours Tuesday before President Donald Trump suggested that Kyiv was to blame for the conflict. View on euronews

Bloomberg reports that early next week in Riyadh, a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may occur. This is the result of US-Russian negotiations in Saudi Arabia. However, Russian representative Yuri Ushakov believes this scenario is unlikely.