**Ukraine to Meet with US Team a Day Ahead of US-Russia Talks**
The Ukrainian government will hold talks with a US technical team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 23. This meeting is scheduled a day before the US plans to meet separately with Ukrainian and Russian delegates on March 24.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the talks will take place tomorrow, March 23, in Saudi Arabia. The US also plans to hold diplomatic talks with Moscow in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 23, according to U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff.
**US and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Ahead of Russia Talks**
CBS News correspondent Jennifer Jacobs reported that Ukrainian officials will meet with a US technical team ahead of the March 24 talks with Russian delegates. The US negotiators planned to hold separate meetings with Ukrainian and Russian delegates on March 24, in what was described as “shuttle diplomacy.”
**Ukraine’s Delegation Led by Defense Minister**
Ukraine’s delegation will be led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Pavlo Palisa, the deputy head of the President’s Office. Both officials were present at previous US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah on March 11.
**No Direct Communications Between Ukraine and Russia**
According to Zelensky, Kyiv is sending “technical teams” to flesh out the details of a potential partial ceasefire with Russia. However, it was made clear that no direct communications between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Riyadh.
**US Technical Team to Meet with Ukrainian Delegation**
A US technical team will meet with the Ukrainian delegation on March 23, ahead of the planned talks with Russian delegates on March 24.
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