US State Department spokesperson says
"President Trump wants to stop the killing... President Trump is the only leader in the world who can get Ukraine and Russia to agree to that." Of course, Ukraine isn't present at the talks. Evil autocracy at work.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/18/russia-us-ukraine-peace-talks-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-saudi-arabia-live-latest-updates-news?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other