We say that Ukraine is “ready to move forward” at the request of the ceasefire

The Trump administration believes that the Ukrainian leadership is “ready to move forward” at the request of the US for ceasefire with Russia, the senior official of the US State Department reports.

US Secretary of State Mark Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz have to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterparts.

President Donald Trump has tightened pressure on his Ukrainian colleague Vladimir Zelensky to accept his demands for rapid ceasefire with Moscow – but without the immediate promise of the US security guarantee.

Ten days ago, two publicly collided at the White House, and Trump said Zelensky was not ready to finish fighting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of the Ukrainian territory.

“The fact that they come here is a good one for us that they want to sit down and they are ready to move forward,” the State Department official said, provided with anonymity to discuss negotiations with Ukraine in Jedde.

While Zelensky should also meet with Prince Crown Mohammed Ben Salman in the Kingdom of Persian, he is expected not to play an official role in negotiations with the Americans.

The Ukrainian team will be represented by the head of the Zelensky office Andri Irmak, the country’s national security advisor, as well as foreign ministers and defense.

In his video, Zelensky said: “We hope that the results – both the peace and the constant support.”

Zelensky is under heavy pressure in the US to make concessions before any peace talks, while it pushes for Kyiv safety guarantees, emphasizing that Putin violated previous ceasefire deals.

Any relevant pressure that the US exists on Moscow to make concessions has not been announced.

Shortly after the White House line, Zelensky regretted the incident and tried to repair relations with the US, the country’s largest military supplier.

Later, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witcoof said that Trump received a letter from Zelenski, which included “apology” and “feeling of gratitude”.

Vitkoff said that in Saudi Arabia, the US team wanted to discuss the “base” in peace to try to end the war of Russia-Ukraine.

It is reported that the main deal with minerals – from the line – is also reported that Saudi Arabia is on the agenda again.

Ukraine has suggested providing US access to its rare earthen reserves in exchange for US security guarantee.

The collision in the White House also led to the US stopped all military assistance to Ukraine and the termination of intelligence exchange.

But when asked on Sunday whether he would consider pausing intelligence, Trump replied: “Well, we have not submitted additional details.

February 18 – Before the American line in Washington – Rubio held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi Arabia. This was Trump’s next controversial telephone conversation with Putin.