Ukraine says open to a 30-day ceasefire after talks in Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia.

The administration’s resolution marked a sharp shift from easiest a week ago, when it imposed the measures to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to finish the war with invading Russian forces. The suspension of U.S. assistance came days after Zelenskyy and Trump argued about the war in a disturbing White Residence meeting.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the U.S. delegation to the talks in Jeddah, said Washington would display the ceasefire provide to the Kremlin, which has thus far antagonistic anything in want of a permanent finish to the warfare without accepting any concessions.

“We’re going to repeat them here’s what’s on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking. And now it’ll be up to them to say yes or no,” Rubio told newshounds after the meeting. “In the event that they say no, then we’ll unfortunately know what the obstacle is to peace here.”

Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is predicted to travel later this week to Moscow, the place he may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a individual familiar with the matter but no longer authorized to remark publicly.

The Kremlin has no longer publicly provided any concessions. Russia has said it’s ready to cease hostilities on situation that Ukraine drops its repeat to join NATO and recognizes regions that Moscow occupies as Russian. Russia has captured nearly a fifth of Ukraine’s territory.

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