Kremlin says Russia-US talks on Ukraine won’t be made public

The news: Details of Monday’s talks between the US and Russia on the Ukraine war will not be shared with the public, according to Russian state media.

The context: Russia’s state-run Tass news agency quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov following the talks in Saudi Arabia, who said “Those were “technical” talks so the content of these talks won’t be made public for sure. But I again repeat that the results are being assessed by Moscow and Washington and then we can speak of some statements.”

Monday's closed-door talks in Riyadh lasted for 12 hours, and Tass reported that the parties have agreed on a joint statement, which is to be distributed by the Kremlin and the White House later on Tuesday, citing a member of the Russian delegation that it didn’t identify.

According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, the main topic of the consultations was the reinstatement of the Black Sea grain initiative, to ensure safety of shipping on the trade route. “[We]discussed everything, and the dialogue was detailed and complex but quite useful for us and for the Americans,” Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who took part in the negotiations, told Tass.