Trump's representatives are heading to Saudi Arabia to initiate peace talks, according to Politico.

Trump representatives are heading to Saudi Arabia to initiate peace talks, - Politico

High-ranking officials from the Trump administration are traveling to Saudi Arabia to commence peace negotiations with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators.

This was reported by Politico, citing a Republican legislator and two U.S. officials familiar with the plan.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will join Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the President's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Vitkoff, in the coming days to begin discussions on ending the war.
However, according to officials, Trump's special representative for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, retired General Keith Kellogg, will not be present at the meeting.

Officials also stated that there are no plans for representatives of other major European powers to join the talks. This may irritate NATO allies, who have publicly urged President Donald Trump to ensure their seat at the negotiating table.

The meeting could mark a significant moment in Trump's pursuit of a peace process, as well as being the first major gathering of representatives from Russia and Ukraine since the war began in 2022.

At the Munich Conference, senior European officials emphasized that Ukraine must participate directly in any negotiations between Trump and Putin.

“There will only be peace if Ukraine's sovereignty is ensured,” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the conference on Saturday. “Therefore, a dictated peace will never find our support.”

McCaul, the former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, agreed. “The president wants peace. But it has to be a deal where the Ukrainians are at the negotiating table now,” he said.

Hundreds of leading foreign leaders and national security officials gathered in Munich for the annual security conference. The meeting highlighted deep concern and anxiety among Europeans regarding America's future commitment to the transatlantic alliance under Trump, which was exposed following a fiery speech by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance that shocked many attendees.

European officials and American lawmakers stress that any peace agreement must be reached in a manner that does not merely suspend hostilities and allow Russia to rearm and regroup for a potential future invasion.

Before the conference, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ruled out the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO as part of peace negotiations and also excluded the possibility of deploying U.S. troops or NATO collective defense provisions to any future peacekeeping forces. These comments drew criticism even from a senior Republican legislator, and Hegseth later partially walked back his remarks.