President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the meeting between U.S. and russian representatives in Saudi Arabia and stated that he will not comply with any decisions made without Ukraine. He said this during a press conference in Ankara on February 18.
"It feels like russia and the U.S. are now discussing the russian ultimatum that putin set at the beginning of the full-scale war. About Ukraine, but without Ukraine.
I wonder where the idea comes from that Ukraine would agree to ultimatums now, if during the most difficult times we refused to accept russia’s ultimatums?
As the president of Ukraine, I am not going to accept any russian ultimatums", - Zelensky stated.
Earlier, it was reported that russian presidential aide Ushakov stated that the russian-American negotiations in Saudi Arabia lasted 4.5 hours, and the sides agreed to establish "contact" regarding Ukraine.