Riyadh/IBNS, Feb. 19 -- The much-anticipated meeting between Russia and the United States to end the Ukraine war concluded in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening (Riyadh time).

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to the international press immediately after the top-level meeting.

"The goal is an agreement that is acceptable to everyone involved in it - and that obviously includes Ukraine, but also our partners in Europe, and, of course, the Russian side as well."

Secretary Rubio stressed that US President Donald Trump wants an immediate resolution to the war and has urged all sides to move quickly.

The US delegation, which included National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy Steve ...