Original link: U.S., Russia agree to "begin working on a path" to end Ukraine war, in meeting in Saudi Arabia with no Ukrainians / CBS.
The result sound thin to me:
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. and Russian delegations had agreed to establish a "consultation mechanism to address irritants to our bilateral relationship," and Rubio told reporters that would include a re-staffing of the two nations' respective embassies. Bruce said Rubio and Lavrov had agreed to appoint "high-level teams to begin working on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible in a way that is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides." Rubio said the respective embassies in Washington and Moscow would need to be re-staffed, as "we're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits."There is a lot of focus on that Ukraine was not there. But I don't see them being needed for US and Russia to agree on restaffing their embassies. I don't see the need for a face to face meeting in Saudi Arabia either. That result could easily have been achieved over the phone.