U.S. and Russia Continue Saudi Arabia Talks for Ukraine Cease-Fire

US and Russian officials are holding talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at reaching a cease-fire deal in Ukraine. The negotiations on March 24 came a day after separate talks between the US and Ukraine which Kyiv called "productive." The US-Russia talks are expected to discuss details of a pause in long-range attacks by both Russia and Ukraine against energy facilities and civilian infrastructure as well as a halt on attacks in the Black Sea. The US team is reportedly being led by Andrew Peek, a senior director at the White House National Security Council,…