Russia and US poised for dialogue amid Ukraine truce talks
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the RIA Novosti agency that she does not rule out contact with U.S. representatives in the next few days. She responded in this manner to reports about Ukraine accepting an American administration proposal for a temporary truce.
"We do not rule out contacts with US representatives over the next few days," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the RIA Novosti agency.
Earlier, the American president announced that he would meet with Kremlin representatives.
Donald Trump stated that a meeting with the Russians would take place today or tomorrow, expressing hope that they would agree to a truce. His remarks came in response to the outcome of discussions between the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine agreed to the U.S. proposal
On Tuesday, during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine expressed its readiness to accept the U.S. proposal for implementing an immediate, temporary 30-day ceasefire. The U.S. will promptly restore the exchange of information, intelligence, and military support for Ukraine.
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians. And we hope that they'll say yes, they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court, said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
This was the first meeting between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations since the disagreement between the presidents of these countries, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, on 28 February in Washington, D.C. at 15:00 GMT.
The Ukrainian delegation included, among others, Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
The American side was represented by, among others, Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
