BBC Breakfast announces start of Ukraine conflict talks in Saudi Arabia

BBC Breakfast announced that initial discussions to end the Ukraine conflict are starting. UK Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with senior Russian officials in Saudi Arabia. This marks a new phase in US-Russia relations. Rubio's team views the talks as a preliminary step to gauge Russia's seriousness about peace. In contrast, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sees it as a move toward normalizing relations with the US. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is unaware of these discussions and opposes any agreements that exclude Ukraine. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasized the need for American involvement in resolving the conflict.