President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Ukraine's position in Tuesday's talks in Saudi Arabia with U.S. officials will be "fully constructive" and that he hopes for practical outcomes from the negotiations on ending the Russian war in his country.

Under huge pressure from Trump, who wants the war ended at lightning speed, Zelenskiy has been at pains to show they are on the same page, despite failing to win promises of U.S.

The United States wants to hear what concessions Ukraine would be willing to make in negotiations to end the war with Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ahead of a high-stakes meeting between the two nations on Tuesday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Ukrainian officials for the first time since the Oval Office blow-up between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump has suggested that Ukraine may not survive the ongoing war with Russia, despite potential US support. Trump’s remarks came as his administration reduced military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine,

President Trump suggested that Ukraine might not be able to survive against Russia even if the US forged ahead with full-blown support for its fight. Trump’s remarks came while defending his decision to draw down support to Ukraine in the face of Polish President Andrzej Duda’s and others’ concerns that Europe lacks the might to prop up Kyiv without the US.