Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, throughout his go to to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025.
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Ukraine has agreed to an instantaneous 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the US if Russia accepts the plan, officers stated Tuesday.
“Ukraine is able to begin speaking and cease taking pictures,” stated Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.
As a part of the plan, the US instantly lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and can resume safety help to that nation.
The settlement got here after greater than seven hours of negotiations on Tuesday in Jedda between high-level American and Ukrainian delegations.
“Right now, we made a suggestion that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter right into a cease-fire and into fast negotiations to finish this battle in a manner that is enduring and sustainable and accounts for his or her pursuits, their safety, their means to prosper as a nation,” Rubio stated.
“And hopefully we’ll take this provide now to the Russians, and we hope that they’re going to say sure, that they’re going to say sure to peace,” Rubio stated. “The ball is now of their court docket.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) attends the assembly between the Ukrainian and US delegations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to debate points associated to ending the Russian-Ukrainian warfare, on March 11, 2025.
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