Marco Rubio’s visit to Riyadh, his first as secretary of state, came amid uncertainty about the future of Gaza and Ukraine and criticism of unilateral U.S. moves over the wars in both places.

Marco Rubio departed Riyadh for Abu Dhabi on February 19, as part of his first trip to the Middle East as U.S. Secretary of State. Rubio held initial talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

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.

Trump repeatedly promised during the campaign to end the Russia-Ukraine on his first day in office, a timeline he subsequently pushed to 100 days. In talking about building a foundation for future progress, Rubio did not discuss Trump’s current timeline on Sunday.

The talks, taking place in Riyadh, come almost exactly three years since Russia invaded Ukraine and plunged the region and Europe into uncertainty.

President Trump infuriated the Arab world by proposing the residents of Gaza be resettled in other Arab nations while the U.S. leads reconstruction.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rubio’s diplomatic experience is limited to his time in the Senate, during which he served on the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees.

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. DUBAI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding meetings in ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. The State Department issued a statement on Rubio’s meeting with the Saudi crown

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said his nation was not invited to the negotiating table, The Guardian reports.

Senior officials from the U.S. and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia on improving ties and ending the war in Ukraine - but Ukraine isn't invited.