Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia offered by us

Ukraine has stated that it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the United States, after the day of negotiations between the two Saudi Arabian countries.

US Secretary of State Mark Rubio said he would submit a proposal to Russia and that “the ball is in their court”.

President of Ukraine Volodomir Zelensky has said that the US is currently convince Russia to agree with a “positive” proposal.

Negotiations on Tuesday in Jed have been the first official meeting of the two countries since the extraordinary collision between Zelensky and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Cabinet.

A joint statement by the United States also stated that it would immediately restart intelligence and security assistance, which Washington rejected after an unprecedented meeting.

“Both delegations agreed to name their negotiating groups and immediately began negotiations on the unchanged peace, which provides for the long-term security of Ukraine,” the US-Ukraine said.

Rubio said at a press conference in Jed at the end of Tuesday, which hoped Russia will accept the proposal.

Ukraine was “ready to stop firing and start talking,” he said, and if Russia rejected the proposal, “unfortunately, we will find out what the obstacle to peace.”

“Today we have made the proposal accepted by the Ukrainians, who should enter the ceasefire and in urgent negotiations,” he said.

“Now we will take this proposal to the Russians, and we hope they will say” peace “. The ball is now in their court,” he added.

The proposal of the 30-day ceasefire goes beyond Zelensky’s proposal on a partial truce in the sea and heaven.

In February 2022, Russia launched a full -scale invasion of the country. Moscow currently controls about 20% of the Ukrainian territory.

Asked what this step means that Trump and Zelensky’s relationship “came back on the way”, Rubio said he hoped that it was a “peace” that came back on the way.

“These are not meany girls, it’s not an episode of some TV show,” he said.

“Today, people will die in this war, they died yesterday and unfortunately – if there is no ceasefire, they will die tomorrow.”

USA and Ukrainian teams met after the drones overnight died at least three people in Moscow – What Russia has shown that Ukraine has rejected by using diplomacy to end the war.

Trump and Zelensky also agreed to finalize “as soon as possible” a critical deal with minerals, said in a joint statement.

Ukraine suggested providing the United States to access its rare excavations in exchange for the US security guarantee – but it thwarted the White House line.

Rubio said the transaction was not the subject of talks on Tuesday, but was agreed with the Ukrainians and Treasures of the United States.

The US delegation in Jedde also included the US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Messenger in the Middle East Steve Witco, who should go to Russia in accordance with the BBC CBS partner in the coming days, quoting a person familiar with planning.

The achievement of the rapid end of the war in Ukraine became a key pledge for the US president.

He extended the pressure on Zelensky to accept the ceasefire without offering urgent security guarantees that the Ukrainian president insisted.

On Friday, Trump issued a rare threat to further sanctions against Moscow, pushing for a deal. Russia has already been strongly sanctioned by the US for war.

Trump said he is considering this step Because “Russia is absolutely” knocking “Ukraine on the battlefield” now “.

Meanwhile, the war continued on the ground on Tuesday.

Three people were killed in the Moscow region What was described as the largest attack of drones in the Russian capital since the beginning of a full -scale war in Ukraine.

Another 18 people, including three children, were injured, health officials have informed Russian media.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said 337 drones were intercepted over Russia, and 91 of them were beaten in the Moscow region.

Ukrainian officials have reported that Russian drones on the capital of Kyiv and several other regions.

Ukraine’s air force stated that they had reduced 79 of 126 drones, launched by Russia, as well as the ballistic missile of Iskandra.

It was not immediately clear whether there were losses.