Ukraine, ready to accept the 30-day end of fire with Russia offered by us

Ukraine said she was ready to accept an immediately 30-day termination of fire with Russia proposed by the United States after a day after the US-Ukrana talks in Saudi Arabia.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would submit Russia’s proposal and that “the ball is in their court.”

Ukraine President Volodomir Zelenski has said it is now from the United States to persuade Russia to agree to the “positive” proposal.

Tuesday talks in Jeddah was the first official meeting between the two countries after the unusual clash between Zelenski and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Cabinet.

In a joint statement, the United States also said they would immediately restart the sharing of intelligence and assistance of Ukraine’s security that Washington had stopped after an unprecedented meeting.

“Both delegations agreed to name their negotiation teams and immediately start negotiations for lasting peace, which envisages Ukraine’s long-term security,” the US-Ukraine statement said.

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

Ukraine was “ready to stop shooting and start talking,” he said, and if Russia rejects the offer, “then unfortunately we will know what the conversion is here.”

“Today we made a proposal that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter the fire and in immediate negotiations,” he said.

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

The offer for a 30-day termination of the fire goes beyond Zelenski’s proposal for a partial truce in the sea and the sky.

The Ukrainian president thanked Trump for the “constructive” of discussions in Jeddah.

In a video message, Zelenski said Russia should “show its desire to stop the war or to continue the war.”

“It’s time for the full truth,” he added.

Moscow has not yet answered. The Kremlin said early on Tuesday that he would issue a statement after being informed by Washington about the result of the conversations.

Russia launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.

At the White House, Trump told President Putin Putin to “hope” to agree to the proposal.

He added that he was open to invite Zelenski back to Washington.

Asked by a reporter whether Trump and Zelenski’s relationship is “returning on the way”, Rubio said he hoped “Peace” was on the way again.

“It doesn’t mean girls, it’s not some episode of some television show,” he said.

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

The American and Ukrainian teams met after droon attacks overnight Killed at least three people in Moscow – which Russia said it showed that Ukraine had rejected, using diplomacy to end war.

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

Ukraine suggested that the United States has access to its rare stocks of mineral land in exchange for US security guarantee – but it was derailted by the White House Row.

Rubio said the deal was not subject to negotiations on Tuesday, but was agreed with Ukrainian and American treasures.

The US Delegation in Jeddah also included US National Security Advisor Mike Wals and Middle East Messenger Steve Vikof.

Vitcof has to travel to Russia in the coming days, a source familiar with BBC planning said, although this may change quickly.

Achieving a quick end of the war in Ukraine was a key bet on the US president.

He proved to be more and more pressure on Zelenski to accept a truce without offering immediate security guarantees insisted by the Ukrainian president.

On Friday, Trump issued a rare threat of more sanctions against Moscow in the case of a transaction. Russia is already highly sanctioned by the United States because of the war.

Trump said he was considering the move Because “Russia is currently an absolutely” hitting “Ukraine on the battlefield”S

Meanwhile, the war continued on Earth on Tuesday.

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

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

The Russian Ministry of Defense said 337 drones were caught over Russia and 91 of them were overthrown over the Moscow region.

Ukrainian officials have reported Russian drone attacks against the capital Kyiv and several other regions.

The Air Force of Ukraine said they had removed 79 of the 126 drones fired from Russia, as well as an Iskander-M ballistic missile.

It was not clear immediately whether there were casualties.