Golden Finance reported that on February 18 local time, the US State Department issued a statement saying that US Secretary of State Rubio met with the Russian Foreign Minister in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia earlier that day, and then with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom and the EU's diplomatic affairs. The senior representative had a conversation. Rubio informed the foreign ministers of the meeting and all parties agreed to continue to maintain close ties and work together to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.