Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday hoping to kickstart negotiations over wars in Ukraine and Gaza without its usual European partners.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Riyadh on Tuesday as part of meetings between top Russian and U.S. officials in a bid to improve their ties and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will embark on a diplomatic tour from February 13 to 18, visiting Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, according to the State Department. Rubios visit comes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of expected U.S.-Russia talks there on ending Moscow's war on Ukraine, though Kyiv's representatives are not expected to take part.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday. The meeting came a day before US and Russian officials are due to

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff will be traveling to Saudi Arabia in the coming days in order to meet with representatives from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government in order to begin talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine,

After meetings in Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to push President Trump's plan for Gaza and to meet with Russian counterparts on steps to ending the war in Ukraine.

According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the US and Russia agreed on four principles following talks that lasted over four hours in Saudi Arabia. Puck News correspondent Julia Ioffe explains how these talks,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday. The meeting came a day before US and Russian officials are due to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are headed to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations toward peace between Russia and Ukraine,

It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia for talks regarding Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will be in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. NBC News' Courtney Kube has the latest reporting.