What were the outcomes of the first formal meeting between U.S. and Russian officials since the Ukraine war began?

While the historic talks in Riyadh did not establish a date for a cease-fire or a summit between Presidents Trump and Putin, they marked significant progress in U.S.-Russia relations. Both sides agreed to high-level discussions and cooperation on geopolitical and economic issues, suggesting potential removal of Russian sanctions that could surprise European allies. President Trump emerged from the meeting expressing increased confidence in his Ukraine strategy. He voiced support for deploying European peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, though Russia has explicitly opposed this proposal. The meeting represents the first formal diplomatic engagement between the two powers since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.