Ukraine says talks with US “started very constructively”

Senior Ukrainian official Andriy Yermak said Tuesday that talks between the United States and Ukraine have “started very constructively.”“The meeting with the US team started very constructively, and we are working to bring about a just and lasting peace,” said Yermak, who is Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff.Yermak is part of Ukraine’s negotiation team, along with the country’s foreign minister, defense minister and other officials, who are meeting Tuesday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security adviser Mike Waltz in Saudi Arabia.