Goa, Feb. 19 -- Donald Trump has criticized Ukraine following President Volodymyr Zelensky's expression of surprise at the absence of an invitation for his country to participate in discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed at resolving the conflict with Russia. Trump conveyed his "disappointment" regarding Ukraine's response and suggested that Ukraine bore some responsibility for the war's onset, asserting that the nation "could have made a deal" at an earlier stage. The conflict in Ukraine was ignited nearly three years ago by a comprehensive Russian invasion.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov engaged in discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh, marking the first high-level, in-person dialogue between the two nations...