Talks between U.S. and Russian decision-makers on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War set for this week will take place Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge told Barak Ravid of Axios. The talks are reportedly meant to lay the groundwork for future peace negotiations and an eventual leader summit.

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In the lead-up to these talks, we’ve seen U.S.-Ukrainian talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the first call since last December between a U.S. Secretary of State and the Russian Foreign Minister, and a call between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. delegation will be headed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.