Ukraine ready to accept ceasefire proposal after talks with

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Ukraine ready to accept ceasefire proposal after talks with U.S.

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Americans to resume military aid, intelligence sharing after Tuesday meeting

Thomson Reuters · March 11, 2025

EXCERPT: "Ukraine agreed to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia during talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, according to a joint statement from Ukrainian and American delegates. Russia still has to approve the deal.

The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine immediately after talks in Saudi Arabia in which Kyiv voiced readiness to accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint statement.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would now take the offer to the Russians and that the ball is now in Moscow's court.

"Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations," Rubio told reporters, after more than eight hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, and Russia, which has been making advances, now holds about a fifth of Ukraine's territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. . . . . "

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