High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the US on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia.

The talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, offer an opportunity for Kyiv officials to repair Ukraine’s relationship with Trump’s administration after an argument during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s February 28 visit to the White House.