Ukrainian officials will come to Tuesday’s negotiations with representatives of the United States in Saudi Arabia with the design of a ceasefire in the air and at sea. An unnamed Ukrainian source reported it for AFP on Monday, TASR writes.
As expected, US-Ukrainian negotiations in Jidda will focus on bilateral Agreement on Ukrainian mineral resources and the possibility of ending the war in Ukrainethat has been defending Russia’s invasion for more than three years.
It will be the first official meeting since the recent argument of US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Greenland in the Oval Working Work of the White House. Since then, the US has temporarily suspended the provision of military assistance to Ukraine and the exchange of news information with Kiev.
According to Reuters, US officials said they are planning to use negotiations with the Ukrainians partially to find out whether it is Ukraine willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the conflict.
On the contrary, Greeding Last week he raised the question of whether Moscow is willing to abandon the war and said it can prove it in two ways – Stopping attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure and stopping military operations in the Black Sea. On Monday he reiterated that Ukraine wanted peace and that the only reason why the war is prolonged is Russia.
“We have a proposal for a ceasefire in the air and at sea, because these ceasefire options can be easily introduced and monitored and can be started,” An unnamed Ukrainian representative said for AFP.
In Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian party will be represented by foreign and defense ministers, Andrij Sybiha and Rusty UMEROV and the head of the Presidential Office Andri Jermak. The United States delegation should be represented by the head of diplomacy Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and the White House Adviser to the National Security Mike Waltz. Trump said on Sunday that he expected good results from the upcoming interviews.
