INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, one day after a meeting there between top Russian and United
States officials, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian leader told AFP.Last week, Zelensky announced a trip along with stops in the United Arab
Emirates and Turkey without giving dates, adding that he had no plans to meet Russian or United States officials.Sergiy Nykyforov told AFP
on Monday that Zelensky would visit Saudi Arabia with his wife as part of a "long-planned" official visit.His trip will come one day after
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with United States officials as part of what the Kremlin says are efforts to repair Moscow's
relations with Washington.United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday and is due to speak with officials
on Gaza.Zelensky, meanwhile, said that he held a "meaningful conversation with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi" during
his visit to the UAE.The Gulf state has played an important role in facilitating the exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war, and
Zelensky said its mediation had "saved many lives."He also said the two sides had signed an economic cooperation document and discussed