Live: Top US, Russia officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on Ukraine

Senior US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin preliminary talks on ending the three-year war in Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders scrambling to stay included. The meeting represents a shift from the international isolation imposed on Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s recent overtures towards the Kremlin. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.