With the weapons pipeline to Washington still held up by appropriately recalcitrant House Republicans, Ukraine's President Zelensky has turned to countries on the peripheries, first making an official visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday and on Wednesday a stop in Albania where he's seeking to rally Western Balkan states to the Ukrainian cause at a regional security conference.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Zelensky to talk Kiev's '10-point peace plan' - which demands that all Russian troops exit Ukraine's territory. "The Kingdom's leadership has already contributed to the release of our people. I am confident that this meeting will also yield results," stated Zelensky.