US peace talks with Ukraine, Russia get underway in Saudi Arabia

SpecialEnvoytotheMiddleEastSteveWitkofftells‘Hannity’what’snextinRussia-UkrainepeacetalksafterPresidentDonaldTrump’sphonecallwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutin. PeacetalksbetweenU.S.andRussiandelegationsaimedatendingthewarinUkraineareunderwayMondayinSaudiArabia,accordingtomediareports.  ThediscussionscomeafterUkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyysaidadelegationfromhiscountryhada“quiteuseful”meetingwithanAmericanteaminRiyadhonSunday.  “Ourteamisworkinginafullyconstructivemanner,andthediscussionisquiteuseful.Theworkofdelegationscontinues.Butnomatterwhatwe’rediscussingwithourpartnersrightnow,Putinmustbepushedtoissuearealordertostopthestrikes–becausetheonewhobroughtthiswarmustbetheonetotakeitback,”Zelenskyysaid.  TheU.S.delegation meetingwiththeRussiansonMondayisledbyAndrewPeek,aseniordirectorattheWhiteHouseNationalSecurityCouncil,andMichaelAnton,thedirectorofthepolicyplanning