Formal, tense and laced with distrust, the highly anticipated Saudi-hosted talks between the United States and Russia on Tuesday carried all the hallmarks of a major diplomatic showdown. It offered Russia,

The Kremlin says top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, ending the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Pre

Three Americans and two Russians made up the two teams at the talks in Saudi Arabia that have underscored an end to Western isolation of Moscow. The men described the meeting as preparing the groundwork for broader "high-level" talks and agreed to reset their countries' diplomatic relations.