The United States must persuade Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, submitted by Washington during negotiations in Saudi Arabia. This was announced on Tuesday by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greeny, TASR reports this according to the AFP report.
Ukraine and US delegations met in Saudi Jewish for the first time since the rupture between the Greeny and the White House boss Donald Trump, after which Trump suspended military assistance for Ukraine and sharing news information.
“Ukraine welcomes the proposal (USA), we consider it positive and we are ready for such a step. The United States must convince Russia to make it,” He said Greeding in the evening speech. In his words, Kiev asked for a meeting to secure three key points – stopping air attacks, stopping attacks on sea and taking measures to build trust, including the release of detained persons.
“The American side understands our arguments and is considering our requirements,” Zelenskyj stressed. “Our attitude remains absolutely clear. Ukraine is trying to achieve peace from the first second of this war, and we want to do everything we can to achieve it as soon as possible and in a reliable way (which will ensure) that the war no longer returns,” added the president.
The head of the office of Ukrainian President Andri Jermak, who was part of the Ukrainian delegation in Jidda, said that The protection of the interests of Kiev is “the most important” and “righteous peace” is “key”. At the same time he thanked the US and Saudi Arabia for a “constructive meeting”.
According to a joint statement by Ukrainian and US officials, the United States will immediately abolish the suspension of the exchange of intelligence and renew security assistance to Ukraine. The delegations also agreed on the conclusion of the US approach agreement to the Ukrainian mineral raw materials “in the shortest possible time”. Both parties were to sign the agreement during the early ended visit to the White House.
