Meanwhile, European Union leaders backed new defense spending plans after the Trump administration signaled Europe would have to fend for itself.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks between Ukraine and the US on ending the war will take place in Saudi Arabia next week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Donald Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.

European leaders have vowed to rearm the continent at historic emergency talks held after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees over the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The United States has chosen Saudi Arabia as a platform for negotiations to resolve the conflict with Ukraine in order to isolate Kiev from Europe. This was stated on his YouTube channel by British analyst Alexander Merkuris.

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Saudi Arabia is not modeling itself after China or India. It is forging a path entirely its own, built on its unique history and ambitions. The question is no longer whether Saudi Arabia is changing—it is whether the world is ready to recognize and embrace it.

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DONALD Trump is set to fly in person to Saudi Arabia as he said he will get the peace deal back on track between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking from the Oval Office on Friday, the President said it