If Ukraine and the U.S. reach some sort of understanding acceptable to President Donald Trump, that could accelerate his administration’s push to talks.

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday (Mar 10), ahead of talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia at an increasingly precarious moment for Kyiv.

Ukraine is under pressure to accept a US-brokered peace deal with Russia and end the three-year-long conflict, which was triggered by President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion.