Top Russian officials are set to meet with their U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia this week, the Kremlin announced Monday, as discussions around potential peace talks to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov will travel to Riyadh later on Monday for talks scheduled on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Monday he would be in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, but that his trip was unrelated to the U.S.-Russia meeting.

Zelensky said those talks would "yield no results" without Kyiv's participation.

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