Ukraine ready to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by US happymamay

Ukraine said it is ready to accept the immediate shooting for 30 days with Russia proposed by the United States, after a day of talks between the two countries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he would present the offer to Russia and that “the ball is in their stadium.”

Ukraine President Zelensky said that it is now up to the United States to persuade Russia to agree to the “positive” proposal.

Tuesday’s talks in Jeddah were the first official meeting between the two countries since the extraordinary clash between Zelinski and US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office.

In a joint statement, the United States also said it will immediately restore participation in intelligence and security assistance to Ukraine, which Washington suspended after the unprecedented meeting.

The US Ukraine statement said: “Both delegations agreed to nominate their negotiating teams and immediately start negotiations towards a permanent peace stipulating the long term in Ukraine.”

Rubio told a press conference in Jeddah late on Tuesday that he hoped Russia will accept the proposal.

He said that Ukraine was “ready to stop shooting and start talking,” and if Russia rejects the offer, “we will unfortunately know what an obstacle is in peace here.”

“Today we made an offer accepted by the Ukrainians, which is to enter a ceasefire and in immediate negotiations,” he said.

“We will now take this offer to the Russians and we hope to say yes to peace. The ball is now in their stadium,” he added.

The 30 -day ceasefire offer exceeds the Zelensky suggestion to get a partial truce in the sea and the sky.

Russia launched a large -scale invasion of the country in February 2022. Moscow is currently controlling about 20 % of Ukrainian lands.

In response to a question from one of the correspondents whether this step means that Trump’s relationship and Zelinski had “returned to the right track,” Rubio said he hoped to be the “peace” that returned to the right track.

“This does not mean girls, this is not some episode of some TV programs,” he said.

“People will die today in this war, they died yesterday and – unfortunately – unless there is a ceasefire, they will die tomorrow.”

American and Ukrainian teams met after the drone attacks overnight At least three people were killed in Moscow – Which Russia said showed that Ukraine refused to use diplomacy to end the war.

The joint statement said that Trump and Zelinski also agreed to finish the “critical metal deal as soon as possible.”

Ukraine offered to grant the United States access to its rare ground metal reserves in exchange for US security guarantees – but this has gone out of its path by the White House row.

Rubio said the deal was not the subject of Tuesday talks, but it was negotiated with the Ukrainian and American treasury bonds.

Among the American delegation in Jeddah are also US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkeov, who is scheduled to travel to Russia in the coming days, according to the American BBS partner, citing a person familiar with planning.

A achieving a quick end to the war in Ukraine was a major pledge to the American president.

He was increasingly pressure on Zelensky to accept the ceasefire, without providing the immediate security guarantees that the Ukrainian president insists.

On Friday, Trump issued a rare threat to more penalties against Moscow in paying a deal. Russia has been severely punished by the United States for the war.

Trump said he is thinking about this step Because “Russia” launches Ukraine at all in the battlefield now “.

Meanwhile, the war continued on the ground on Tuesday.

Three men were killed in the Moscow region In what was described as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since the beginning of the war on a large scale in Ukraine.

Russian media officials said that 18 other people, including three children, were wounded.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that 337 drones were intercepted on Russia, and 91 of which were dropped on the Moscow region.

Ukrainian officials reported Russian drone attacks on the capital Kiev and several other regions.

Ukraine Air Force said it had shot down 79 out of 126 drones launched by Russia, as well as an ISKANDER-M Balligal.

It was not immediately clear if there were any victims.