He instead touted his domestic agenda in the United States and railed against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Trump Organization and Trump golf courses have business connections to the Saudis.

It’s still the early days of Donald Trump’s second term in office, but he already appears to be brokering a close relationship with Saudi Arabia. A top prosecutor last week alleged the mayor asked the Trump administration to drop a corruption case against him in exchange for his co-operation on immigration enforcement Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was Trump’s first call to a foreign leader since taking office for the second time – two days after his inauguration.

Russia's foreign minister and his delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for scheduled negotiations with the United States to end the war in Ukraine.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wasn’t in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine on Tuesday, but Mohammed bin Salman still won the day for hosting the gathering that could be a game-changer in the bloody conflict.