Russian and U.S. delegations held talks in Saudi Arabia on January, local time, the first face-to-face meeting between the highest-ranking diplomats from both sides since the Russia-Ukraine conflict

俄美在利雅得会晤会谈持续约四个半小时当地时间月日，俄罗斯和美国代表团在沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得举行会谈，会谈持续了约四个半小时。俄外长拉夫罗夫、俄总统助理乌沙科夫与美国务卿鲁比奥、美总统国家安全事务助理华尔兹等参加会谈。此次会谈是美国总统特朗普和俄罗斯总统普京通电话之后，双方首次举行高级别会谈，也是年月俄军对乌克兰发起"特别军事行动"、美国随后对俄实行"外交孤立"政策以来，双方最高级别外交官的首次面对面会谈。

Representatives from Russia and the United States Outline Their Principled Positions on the Ukraine Issue During the day's talks, representatives from Russia and the United States articulated their respective principled positions on the Ukraine issue.

俄方：必须考虑冲突的根源俄总统助理乌沙科夫表示，俄方强调，必须考虑冲突的根源。俄外长拉夫罗夫在会谈结束后向媒体表示，与美国代表的对话非常有益，双方开始倾听对方的声音，美方开始更好地理解俄方立场。拉夫罗夫强调，俄罗斯向美国解释了，"北约接管乌克兰的话将会是对俄罗斯的直接威胁"。如果北约成员国的武装力量出现在乌克兰，无论是打着欧盟的旗号还是本国旗号，这对俄方来说都是不可接受的。

美方：结束冲突须被所有相关方接受美国务卿鲁比奥表示，欧盟需要在某个阶段参与进来，没有人被"排除在外"，结束乌克兰冲突必须被所有相关方接受，包括乌克兰、欧洲和俄罗斯。美国家安全事务助理华尔兹透露，美方在下周将继续与盟友就乌克兰问题进行沟通，而欧洲应当支持为结束乌克兰危机所做出的努力，并在"合适的时候"参与到相关谈判中。

美方称会谈是结束冲突第一步双方达成四点共识美国代表团在会谈结束后召开简短记者见面会。美国务卿鲁比奥表示，此次会谈是结束乌克兰危机的第一步，会谈整体是"好的"。工作仍在继续，目标是公平、持久、可持续地结束俄乌冲突。鲁比奥表示，美俄就解决两国间"棘手问题"和结束俄乌冲突等达成四点共识：

First, both parties agreed to establish a consultation mechanism to address thorny issues in bilateral relations, with the goal of taking necessary measures to normalize the operations of the diplomatic missions of both countries.

Secondly, both parties have agreed to appoint their respective senior teams to initiate efforts aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible in a lasting, sustainable, and mutually acceptable manner.

Thirdly, both parties agreed to lay the groundwork for future cooperation on issues of shared geopolitical interests and economic and investment opportunities that will emerge following the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Fourth, the participating teams committed to maintaining contact to ensure the negotiation process is advanced in a timely and productive manner.

Russia and the U.S. Agree on Future Cooperation in Multiple Fields On [date], local time, the U.S. State Department announced that during talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia decided to establish a consultation mechanism to eliminate factors that strain bilateral relations. Additionally, they agreed to form a negotiation group to address the conflict in Ukraine. Rubio and Lavrov resolved to cooperate in the future on issues concerning their shared geopolitical interests, as well as in the fields of economy and investment. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that same day that the two sides agreed to reopen communication channels on a series of issues. They also decided to engage in dialogue regarding the resumption of cooperation in areas such as economy, energy, and space.