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  • US welcomes ‘productive’ brief separate meeting with Chinese envoy regarding Ukraine war at Saudi peace talks

    The United States on Monday confirmed a “brief separate meeting” between American and Chinese representatives at the international talks hosted at the weekend by Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine, saying it was “productive” that Beijing took part. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a press briefing the US side believed “it was productive that China attended, I’m not going to speak to the details of the meeting because it was a private meeting. But we thought it was … productive that they came”.

  • Report: Saudi Pro League secures ‘US$500k’ UK TV deal with DAZN

    DAZN will broadcast up to three live matches a week from the Saudi Pro League in the UK, Germany and Austria as part of a one-year deal worth a reported US$500,000. The sports streaming service has committed to showing at least two matches from each round of fixtures, one of which will feature Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, as well as digital highlights from the competition. Sky Sports secured the digital rights to selected matches partway through last season following Ronaldo’s transfer, but this is the first time a broadcaster has signed up for a whole campaign.

  • Ukraine, Allies to Woo the Global South at Saudi Arabia Meeting

    Ukraine and its allies are making their case for Kyiv’s peace plan this weekend to more than 40 countries as the war with Russia intensifies with attacks on key shipping routes in the Black Sea. The negotiations in Saudi Arabia are aimed at building international support for Ukraine’s framework for potential peace talks and a lasting deal — prospects that so far seem remote as the war approaches its 18th month.

  • Opinion: Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit

    Ukrainian officials say the venue is a boon for them “that completely destroys the narrative of Russia” that Ukraine is only supported by “countries of the collective West.” They expect as many as 40 nations to be represented, including the US and India. In the days ahead of the summit, the Ukrainians set out their intent. “Our goal in Saudi Arabia is to develop a unified vision of the formula and to work out the possibilities of holding the future Global Peace Summit,” they said, referring to Ukraine’s peace plan. That Moscow will only “monitor” and not attend risks the summit becoming a desert snowflake, momentarily awesome and inspiring, but blink and it’s gone.

  • Ukraine seeks global support for peace blueprint in Saudi talks

    Ukraine and its allies aim to rally global support for a peace blueprint in talks hosted by Saudi Arabia this weekend, with Western officials increasingly optimistic that China will attend, lending the talks a new weight. Ukrainian and Western diplomats hope the meeting in Jeddah of national security advisers and other senior officials from some 40 countries will agree on key principles for a future peace settlement to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Moscow is not attending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped the initiative will lead to a "peace summit" of leaders from around the world this autumn to endorse the principles, based on his own 10-point formula for a peace settlement.

  • Why Saudi-hosted peace talks matter for Ukraine

    Riyadh’s decision to host the talks is significant, and follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise stop-off in Jeddah en route to the G7 summit in May when he addressed the Arab League and met Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Securing global support for Ukraine’s 10-point peace plan has been a constant challenge for Kyiv, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, and Ukrainian officials have welcomed Saudi’s decision to host the gathering.

  • Saudi foreign ministry launches electronic visa waiver for UK citizens

    British nationals can enter Saudi Arabia for up to six months on a single entry under the new Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW), the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday. The new scheme allows UK citizens to enter the Kingdom for tourism, business, study or medical treatment and stay for up to 6 months on a single entry. UK travelers can apply through the ministry’s visas portal at visa.mofa.gov.sa from 90 days to 48 hours prior to their trip. Approvals will be emailed back within 24 hours of the application.

  • Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks

    Dozens of countries are set to gather in Saudi Arabia this weekend for Ukraine peace talks. Russia won't be there but plans to monitor the event. CNN's John Vause speaks with Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor at the University of New Haven.

  • Saudi Arabia and Turkey: The new peace brokers of Russia-Ukraine war?

    Nearly 300 prisoners of war – both Ukrainian and Russian – faced death or indefinite detention in late September of 2022. It was a fate that looked all the more real as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization of some 300,000 Russian conscripts to fight on the Ukrainian front. But on that very same day, the warring countries made the shock announcement that they had come to an agreement on a prisoner swap, which would release the detained fighters and political prisoners from their respective captors.

  • Saudi Arabia Hosts Ukraine Talks in Outreach to Global South

    The biggest developing economies have so far remained mostly neutral in the face of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor and the US and the EU have been trying to persuade those countries not to offer President Vladimir Putin help in sustaining his war machine. The meeting, which follows a similar gathering in Copenhagen in June, is expected to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s peace formula and the Ukrainian president’s effort to hold a global summit on the proposals later this year. China was invited to the meeting in Denmark but didn’t attend.