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It's 1091 days since Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine.
In the last few hours, the US and Russia have finished those talks in Saudi Arabia,
the first such talks in years.
This was an absolutely huge moment.
There was a really symbolic photograph.
Vitaly, talk us through that.
Well, they sat at the table.
They're a long table.
That's when it was shown to the media.
Before the talk started, after they finished, after four and a half hours,
both the Americans and the Russians were really happy.
The gist of what they agreed on is to keep talking.
They agreed to appoint key negotiators for Ukraine and they agreed that these negotiators will meet,
and I quote, in due course.
And around that table, if you think since February 24,
2022, President Putin and Moscow have been international pariahs.
Three years on, with the war still raging,
there is Russia's foreign affairs minister sitting opposite America's top diplomat.