The United States and Russia on Tuesday kicked off high-level talks marking President Donald Trump's reversal of American policy on Moscow, fueling fears in Kyiv and building the Kremlin’s hopes of reentering the international mainstream.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the United States and Russia were being prepared following a high-level meeting between the two sides in Riyadh on February 18. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters there were no plans at the moment for a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.

The United States and Russia on Tuesday kicked off high-level talks marking President Donald Trump's reversal of American policy on Moscow, fueling fears in Kyiv and building the Kremlin’s hopes of reentering the international mainstream.

Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian residents.

The United States and Russia agreed on four principals following talks that lasted for more than four hours in Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. CNN’s Clare Sebastian breaks down what stood out to her.

European leaders were dismayed that their officials and those from Ukraine weren't invited to preliminary U.S.-Russia talks this week in Saudi Arabia. The very short U.S. draft resolution offers mourning for “the tragic loss of life throughout the Russia-Ukraine conflict” and “implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia.