Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday. He will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s de facto leader. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fly to Jeddah on Monday, the US State Department said. US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has said Washington wants \”to get down a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire as well\” Washington has suspended military aid to Ukraine as well as intelligence sharing and access to satellite imagery in a bid to force it to the table with Moscow. Russia launched its all-out invasion in February 2022 on orders from President Vladimir Putin. The talks come after the public altercation between Zelenski and Trump in the White House last month, which led to the Ukrainian leaving without signing a minerals deal demanded by the US leader. Trump said he was considering further sanctions on Russia for \”pounding\” Ukraine on the battlefield. Ukraine’s European allies last week held a summit with Zelenky and announced they would greatly increase defence spending.