The first meeting of official delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States took place after a long break, at which it was planned to discuss the basic positions of the parties to end the war in Ukraine. Ukraine and Europe did not participate in the negotiations. A meeting between Putin and Trump was discussed at the negotiations of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Riyadh, but it is unlikely to take place next week, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, in a conversation with journalists, did not rule out that he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of February.