The United States has confirmed talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia next week aimed at establishing a peace framework leading to an end to the three-year-long Ukraine-Russia war.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia between March 10 and March 12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the US state department said. Rubio will also have a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,

Heorhii Tykhyi, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, has said that next week's talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia will focus on bilateral relations and the path to peace in Ukraine.