US officials will hold separate meetings with Ukrainian and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 24. In this way, Washington wants to organize indirect talks between Ukraine and Russia,

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian experts would be present at upcoming talks involving the United States and Russia, but will not be in the same room as Russia, as a diplomatic push to end the war intensifies.

Ukrainian and U.S. officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days for continued peace talks, President Zelensky said in a post to social media on March 19.