Here's what the U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine could mean for business

U.S. and Russian emissaries sit at a table (Credit: Evelyn Hockstein—POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

• A Tuesday preliminary meeting of high-ranking U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh on the Ukraine war led to an agreement of four principles and is the first meeting of senior officials from both countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and high-ranking Trump administration officials met with Russian counterparts Tuesday in a preliminary meeting that could have a broad impact on business despite controversy over Ukraine reportedly being excluded.