A US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, with no formal diplomatic role at the time, Dmitriev cut an unexpected figure at the talks next to more conventional members of the Russian delegation such as foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

The president was answering reporters' questions at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where a BBC journalist asked whether Ukrainians might feel "betrayed" after not being invited to the talks in Riyadh The president is now asked about what role Elon Musk has within his administration,

The U.S.-Russia talks in Riyadh -- to which Ukraine was not invited -- represented "an important step forward" toward ending Russia's three-year-old invasion of its neighbor, according to a State Department readout.

Moscow’s demand during Riyadh talks rejected but allies fear Donald Trump could yet allow restoration of former Soviet bloc

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, but Ukraine has not been invited.

The move comes as direct talks between the United States and Russia are ongoing in Riyadh. The Ukrainian President described the talks as a surprise to his country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a delegation to meet with senior officials from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in Riyadh on Tuesday in their highest-level talks since Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine in 2022.

This week, as the United States and Russia met in Riyadh and European leaders convened in Paris, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Foreign Affairs offer resources—including expert voices

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev, speaks to a member of the media on the sidelines of the U.S.-Russia meeting at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

The talks in Saudi Arabia, aimed at improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, represented a rapid and major change in American foreign policy under President Donald Trump.

Top U.S. and Russian officials convened in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss improving bilateral relations and negotiating an end to The four-and-a-half-hour meeting marked the most extensive contact between the two adversaries since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022,

Top US and Russian officials will meet Tuesday in Riyadh for critical talks aimed at ending Russias war in Ukraine. This meeting, featuring US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,