Ukraine is ready to accept 30-day recirccilescuits with Russia while now it is rising for help and intelligence

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Now Ukraine said Kiev would accept 30-day recircure fire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, and Washington pledged to raise freezing in the share of intelligence and military aid in Ukraine.

“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to bring an immediate, temporary ceasefire, which can be expanded by the agreement and the simultaneous implementation of the Russian Federation”, in a joint statement published by the State Department. “The United States will communicate Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.”

The agreement came after more than eight hours of negotiations Between Ukrainian officials and the American delegation led by State Secretary Marco Rubio in the city of Saudi City of Jeddah.

The statement said that the United States would “immediately raise a break on the exchange of intelligence and continue the security assistance in Ukraine.” Both were frozen In the echo an Explosive meeting Between the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump in the White House on 28. February.

Now the unasaminated military assistance includes approximately $ 1 billion in the equipment approved by the Biden Administration and has not yet been delivered. The Trump Administration has the authority to provide another $ 3.8 billion aid, but did not announce any additional help packages. Ukraine launched American and other Western Allies in his fight against Russian, because Moscow launched full invasion in 2022, and the relocation of the removal of the left Kiev in absence and European allys.

Whether Russia will support the truce of the remains to be seen. Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s envoy in the Middle East, will travel to the ground in the coming days, the person who met planning is said. Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than three hours In February.

In the briefing for the press after the meeting, Rubio said “the ball is now in the (Russian) court.”

“We’ll now take this offer to the Russians. And we hope to say that yes, that he will say that peace,” Rubio said. “The president’s goal here is, above all, wants the war to end, and I think today, Ukraine took a concrete step in that respect. We hope Russians return.”

The US and Ukraine statement said that each “appoint its negotiating teams and immediately start negotiations on the permanent peace, which provides for long-term safety in Ukraine.”

He also said Mr. Trump and Zelenskyy “concluded as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement on the development of critical mineral resources in Ukraine for the expansion of the Ukraine’s economy and the security of Ukraine’s long-term prosperity.” Washington pushes Kiev to sign a contract that would approve access to the American approach to her mineral reserves, and Zelensky indicated his readiness to sign the agreement in front of the conversation.

Rubio led the US delegation to Saudi Arabia, supported by Witkoff and the Mike Waltz Security Advisor. Zelenskyy is visiting Saudi Arabia at the time of the conversation, but he did not participate.

Before talking, the Senior Ukrainian official said that his message was ready for peacekeeping Russia, and that Zelensky would not be able to warp the contract to be awarded, because the focus was “How to start this process.”

Andriy Yermak, Head of Zelensky, said the central message of his delegation for us that “Ukrainians want peace,” that Ukraine was “ready to move” on that goal.

When asked about the security guarantees, Yermak said they were “very important, because that never, that aggression (did not ever reiterate this aggression in the future. But now we think it needs to talk, (with) this procedure.”

Eleanor Watson and

Charlie d’Agata

contributed to this report.