Saudi Arabia welcomes potential Trump-Putin summit in Kingdom

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Saudi officials also expressed their willingness to facilitate a meeting between the two leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia appreciates the call made by the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on February 12, 2025, as well as the statement regarding the possibility of holding a summit between the two Presidents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes hosting a summit in Saudi Arabia," and reiterated "the Kingdom's efforts to achieve a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further emphasized that "the Kingdom has been continuously making these efforts over the past three years, including hosting several meetings on this matter."

Following his call with Putin, Trump stated on Wednesday that both sides had agreed to begin negotiations "immediately" aimed at ending the three-year conflict in Ukraine. He also communicated with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Furthermore, in a separate conversation with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump indicated that he might meet with Putin in the "near future" to end this "bloody and terrible war."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that organizing a meeting between the two leaders could take several months.