Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to accept a ceasefire deal – as the US says it has immediately resumed intelligence sharing and military aid with Ukraine.
In a joint statement with Kyiv following talks in Saudi Arabia, the US State Department said it will immediately lift the pause on intelligence-sharing and military aid.
It comes after a nine-hour meeting between US and Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday.
Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, told reporters that “the ball is now in Russia’s court” after meeting with the Ukrainian delegation.
National security adviser Mike Waltz added it is “very clear” that Kyiv shares Donald Trump’s vision for peace and says “they share his [Trump’s] determination to end the fighting”.
In a post on Telegram, Mr Zelenskyy said his country “accepts” the US proposal of a full 30-day ceasefire with Russia.
Mr Zelenskyy said: “Today, in the conversation, the American side proposed to take the first step immediately and try to establish a full ceasefire for 30 days, not only concerning rockets, drones, and bombs, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line. Ukraine accepts this proposal, we consider it positive, and we are ready to take this step.”
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