Russia and the United States are analyzing the outcome of talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the Kremlin said, declining to give details of the discussions.
The talks between mid-ranking officials were the latest diplomatic interaction to take place between the U.S. and Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.
Trump has made securing a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war a priority.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the delegations, which had been looking into the feasibility of some kind of a deal between Russia and Ukraine covering navigation in the Black Sea among other issues, had reported back to their capitals, Reuters reported.
“You see, we are talking about technical negotiations that go deep into details. Therefore, of course, the content of these negotiations will definitely not be published. This should not be expected,” Peskov said.
“Secondly, I repeat once again, the reports back to the capitals are now being analyzed. Only then will it be possible to talk about some understanding.”
There was currently no talk of a three-way meeting involving Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine, Peskov said.
He also added that there were no plans at the moment for a further conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, but that such a conversation could be promptly organized if needed.
When the two leaders spoke last week, Putin declined a proposal by Trump for a full 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but agreed to a moratorium on attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officals have also taken place in Saudi Arabia.
