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VOA: Ukraine accepts US proposal for 30-day ceasefire
2025-03-11 21:18:49 / BOTA
After nine hours of talks, the two delegations issued a joint statement saying that Kiev has expressed its willingness to accept the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russian forces.
The United States immediately lifted the measure suspending intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which was imposed on Kiev after a heated debate between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last month.
After the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters that Kiev had taken concrete positive steps towards peace. They said the ball is now in Russia's court.
Mr. Rubio and Mr. Waltz said they would send the ceasefire proposal to Russian officials.
"Ukraine has agreed to stop fighting and start talks, and we hope that Moscow will do the same," Secretary Rubio said, citing President Trump's goal of ending the three-year war in Ukraine as quickly as possible.
However, the two American officials did not mention a timeframe for when they would expect a response from the Russian side.
The parties also agreed to finalize an agreement on U.S. access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals, but it was not signed today. Secretary Rubio said that the agreement will now be handled by representatives of the two presidents and that it was not the main issue of the meeting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US delegation for the constructive discussions and added that the ceasefire proposal does not only include a halt to air and naval strikes, but also to the entire battlefield. The Ukrainian side went to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a proposal to stop air strikes in the Black Sea, but after nine hours of negotiations, Kiev and Washington agreed to a 30-day ceasefire.
The parties also agreed on an agreement on rare earth minerals in Ukraine, but it was not signed today. Secretary Rubio said that this agreement will be handled by representatives of the two presidents and that it was not the main issue of the meeting.
The meeting, which began at noon in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, is the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the heated debate that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last month./ VOA
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