Saudi Arabia's crown prince may not be inside the room where the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine are taking place.

Upon directives from His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Riyadh is hosting talks between the Russian Federation and the United States of America today,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to discuss the meeting between US and Russian officials in Riyadh, Bloomberg reports. According to a source, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud wanted President Zelenskyy to attend today’s meeting between Russian and American officials.