Ukraine said it supports the Trump administration’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. This was announced hours after a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with the US agreeing to lift a moratorium on sharing intelligence news with Kyiv and resume military aid.
Talks in the city of Jeddah, the coastal city of Saudi Arabia, have given us new momentum to halt negotiations that have moved around after a public conflict in the White House between the Ukrainian and the US president.
The Trump administration suspended all military aid and sharing of intelligence news in the aftermath of a militant conference in Washington.
The announcement on Tuesday comes hours after Russian officials said they targeted Moscow in the biggest attacks of the war in the Russian capital.
In a statement, the US and Ukraine confirmed that the conditions for the ceasefire are subject to Russian approval. There were no immediate comments on the ceasefire debate from Moscow.
“Ukraine has expressed its readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire if Russia does the same,” the statement said. “The United States tells Russia that Russia’s mutual relations are key to achieving peace.”
At the end of the meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the agreement now puts pressure on Russia to end the war.
“We now accept this offer to the Russians. We hope they say yes. “The ball is in their court now.”
The United States is separately pursuing consultations between Russia and Ukraine. There was no official indication that Russia would accept an unconditional month of ceasefire.
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has shown that he will demand concessions, such as eliminating Ukraine’s NATO membership.
At the annual press conference in December, Putin suggested that the ceasefire would give Ukrainian forces the opportunity to replenish and train personnel. “There’s no need for a truce,” he said. “We need peace, long-term and lasting peace.”
On Tuesday afternoon, Trump told reporters he expected to talk to Putin this week, and hoped that a ceasefire would be negotiated in the next few days.
A joint statement on Tuesday said the US and Ukraine also agreed to conclude a contract to develop Ukrainian oil, natural gas and mineral resources “as soon as possible.” The transaction is “intended to expand Ukraine’s economy and ensure Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security,” the statement said.
The US and Ukraine also discussed humanitarian relief efforts during ceasefires and prisoner exchanges, he added.
“Delegates from both countries praised the courage of the Ukrainians in defending their country and agreed that now is the time to begin the process of peace,” the statement said.
The US delegation in Jeddah was led by Rubio and national security adviser Michael Waltz. They met with a Kyiv delegation led by Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian President’s Chief of Staff. Foreign Minister Andri Sibiha. Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.
Before consultations, Ukraine had argued that the ceasefire would include security guarantees, but there was no indication from a statement issued Tuesday that such guarantees would be provided before the interim ceasefire came into effect.
However, Waltz told reporters that security assurances were part of the conversation in Jeddah.
“We also have substantial details on how this war will end forever and what type of guarantee they will have for their long-term security and prosperity,” Waltz said.
According to the Ukrainian commander on the field, the cutoff in the Intelligence news had already been inflicting Ukrainian soldiers in combat, particularly in the Kursk region of Russia, particularly in the Kursk region of Russia, where Russian forces have rapidly taken over territory seized by Ukraine.
Russian forces said on Tuesday that they had taken 12 villages in Kursk from Ukraine.
The War Institute, a Washington research lab, said the “temporal correlation” between the suspension of US intelligence sharing with Ukraine and the suspension of Russian progress in Kursk is “remarkable.”
It was unclear from the joint statement whether the ceasefire would cover the pockets of the land, which Ukraine photographed in Kursk.
During the White House meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymie Zelensky, it was unraveled in debate and shaming, Trump told Zelensky at one point: You won’t win. ”
He added at the end of the TV conflict, “This is going to be a great TV.”
Since then, the fallout has echoed, urging Ukraine’s European allies to pledge further support. On Tuesday, Rubio suggested it was time to move on from the White House clash.
“It’s hopefully peace coming back here,” Rubio said. “This isn’t a ‘mean girl’. This is not an episode of some TV shows. ”
Yermak, a leading Ukrainian negotiator, thanked the US for its “constructive” discussion. “Just peace is paramount to us,” he wrote on social media. “We want lasting peace.”
In his nightly video address to Ukrainians, Zelensky said the Ukrainian delegation took part in consultations on Tuesday with a partial ceasefire offer, covering only air bombings and combat in the Black Sea.
The American delegation had proposed a comprehensive ceasefire, he said. Zelensky said the “critical element” of the consultation was the US commitment to resume military and intelligence reporting support, but he did not directly link the issue to accepting a ceasefire.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Colonel Pablo Palisa, a military adviser to the Ukrainian talks, suggested that the offer to resume support for the US military and Intelligence News has led to the acceptance of the ceasefire.
Although not stated directly, it was a proposal that Trump’s strong registration negotiation tactics for revocation aid played a role in achieving the agreement. “We are ready for a complete ceasefire,” writes Col. Parrisa.
British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer on Tuesday called “a key moment for peace in Ukraine” and said this weekend he will convene leaders to discuss the next steps.
“We warmly welcome the contract in Jeddah today and congratulate President Trump and Zelensky on this incredible breakthrough,” Starmer added, “Russia must now agree to a ceasefire and the end of the battle.”
The war in Ukraine is raging along nearly 700 miles of ditches that sweep through the fields, forests and towns of the country. Long range weapons like how shellguns and explosive drones provided all the move within a lethal, dangerous 10 miles or so.
The Communique did not provide details on how a ceasefire could be implemented. Since Russia first intervened militarily in Ukraine in 2014, past agreements to halt combat have proven to be devilishly complicated.
The report was contributed by Mark Sontra and Natalia Novosorova from Kiev, Ukraine. Yurii shyvala in Lviv, Ukraine; Anton Troanovsky in Berlin. Ivan Nekeprenko of Tbilisi, Georgia. Maggie Haberman from Washington. Aureli Embriden in Paris. Stephen Castle in London. Adam Rasgon of Jerusalem.
