DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia is to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House.

Zelensky says, "Ukraine has been seeking peace from the very first second, and the only reason the war continues is Russia". Flags of Saudi Arabia and Ukraine on a road in the city of Jeddah ahead of Zelensky's arrival.

Saudi Arabia is set to host talks between Ukraine and the US in the wake of an extraordinary White House meeting between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and JD Vance that descended into a 10-minute argument.