London – The possibilities for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are “in the hands of Moscow,” a top ally of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky said after a successful US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Andry Yarmak-Zelanski’s office was part of the-Ukrainian delegation, who met with American representatives in Jeddah, where both teams agreed to fight the 30-day ceasefire and to fight as a launchpad to fight as a launchpad to carry forward the 30-day ceasefire and to end their neighbor of Russia’s 3-year-old Russia.
Yarmak wrote on Telegram on Wednesday morning, “Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire, if Russia agrees,” Yarmak wrote on Telegram on Wednesday morning. “This is an essential step to start work on the real safety guarantee and prepare the final terms of the peace agreement.”
“But now the key is in the hands of Moscow – the whole world will see who really wants to end the war and who is just playing for time,” he said.
State Secretary Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz meet with the head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Andry Yerm, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andree Sibiha, Saudi Arabia, in Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.
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Returning to President Donald Trump’s office has put Ukraine into a strategic bond, which is no longer able to rely on “Irneclad” – if many times hesitated, according to many Ukrainians – the former president who supports American support during time in the office of Biden.
Trump has aligned with Russian narratives about the conflict, designed Ukraine as a major obstacle for peace, blames Kiev for starting a war, as president as President, by reducing the validity of Zelancesi and reopening the years of American assistance through a controversial mineral sharing deal.
Last week, the Trump administration announced a freeze to share US military aid and intelligence with Ukraine. In the Tuesday meeting in Saudi Arabia, it was observed that the break was lifted, the officials said.
Moscow has welcomed the radical American change in rhetoric and policy, which ended at an explosive Trump-Zelanceci Oval office meeting last month.
Kiev is trying to prove his readiness for peace, while emphasizing that any deal could not succeed without guaranteeing the replication of Russian aggression without a guarantee of American security. Ukrainian leaders have also doubted Russia’s clear readiness to end the fight and urged their American partners to be careful with the Kremlin.
On March 7, 2025, a Howitzer was set on fire by members of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion towards Russian posts in the Zaporizhjia region of Ukraine on 7 March 2025 in the Zaporizhajia area of Ukraine.
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After Tuesday’s talks, Zelancesi wrote on the telegram of the 30-day ceasefire scheme, “Ukraine accepts this proposal, we consider it positive, we are ready to take the move. The United States needs to convince Russia to do so.”
“We agree, and if Russia agrees, silence will be effective at the same moment,” he said. “An important element in today’s discussions is America’s readiness to restore defense assistance for Ukraine and intelligence aid.”
“Ukraine is ready for peace,” Zelansky wrote. “Russia should also show if it is ready to end the war – or continue it. The time has come for the whole truth. I thank all those who help Ukraine.”
Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he hoped that further talks with Russian representatives. “Ukraine has agreed to this, and hopefully Russia will agree to it,” the President said about the proposed ceasefire.
“We are going to meet him today and tomorrow, and hopefully we will be able to erase a deal,” he continued. “But I think the ceasefire is very important. If we can get Russia to do so, it would be very good. If we can’t, we just keep walking and people are going to kill. Many people.”
President Donald Trump on 6 March 2025, before signing an executive order at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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Asked how close a ceasefire was was, Trump replied, “Okay, I hope it will be more than the next few days. I would like to see. I know that we have a big meeting with Russia tomorrow, and some great conversations hope that it will ensure,” said Trump.
The UK Prime Minister Kir Stmper said in a statement that “the ball is now in the Russian court.”
He said in a statement on Wednesday, “This is an important moment for peace in Ukraine and now we all need to re -prepare our efforts to achieve a permanent and safe peace as soon as possible.”
Middle East Envoy Steve Witchoff – who recently attended American talks with both Ukraine and Russia – due to visiting Moscow in the coming days, “According to a source familiar with the plans. Russia’s state -run Riya Novosty News Agency also said on Wednesday that CIA director Jim Ryutklif also spoke by the phone of Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
Meanwhile, Russian External Affairs Minister Sergei Lavarov said in an interview published on Wednesday that he does not believe that Trump wants to provide security guarantee to Ukraine.
Lavrov said, “His position has its own view, which he says regularly and directly.” “This war should never begin.”
Despite the clear progress in Jeddah, the fight continues. The fierce match is going on with the front line, especially in the Western Russian Curc region, where the Moscow army is pushing Ukrainian soldiers back from the posts seized in a stunning August aggressive.
Throughout the night, both sides launched the drone on the shared border. Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported the downings of 21 Ukrainian UAVs.
Ukraine’s Air Force launched three missiles and 133 drones in the country throughout the night. The Air Force said 98 drones were shot and 20 were lost in flight without loss. The Air Force said that Odessa, Kharkiv, Sumi and Kiev were affected.
A scene reflects a hotel from a Russian missile strike, amidst the Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 12 March 2025, Ukraine.
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ABC News’ Kelsi Walsh contributed to this report.
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