Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Seeks to Mediate Between Zelensky and Putin

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has expressed his willingness to mediate between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.

According to the BBC, this was discussed during his conversations with Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.

Specifically, he told the Ukrainian leader that the kingdom would extend the visas of Ukrainian tourists and residents whose validity is expiring by an additional three months.

Media reports indicate that it was Putin who called the prince. In his remarks about the conversation, he stated that the parties "discussed energy issues and decided to continue coordinating their approaches to oil production as key partners in the OPEC+ alliance."