U.S. and Russia Hold First Talks to End Ukraine War in Riyadh

Top U.S. and Russian officials have finished their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with Moscow voicing new demands for holding sweeping talks about bringing the nearly three-year conflict to an end. The nearly five-hour meeting in Riyadh is part of a major diplomatic push by the United States to bring the war to an end, and it was framed by U.S. officials as exploratory discussions that could pave the way for a potential in-person meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following the end of the…