U.S. and Ukrainian officials are discussing arrangements for next week's talks in Saudi Arabia to discuss the terms of a peace agreement and a preliminary cease-fire, Witkov, the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, said on the 6th. Witkov said that the U.S.-Ukraine talks will achieve good results and will send a "positive signal" to the Russian side, because Russia has also shown a "proactive" attitude in promoting negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and achieving peace.