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MONITORING (SW) – The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after talks where Kyiv said it would accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would now take the offer to Russia, and the ball is in Moscow’s court.<\/p>\n

“Our hope is that the Russians will answer ‘yes’ as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,” Rubio told reporters, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, after more than eight hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, and Russia, which has been making advances, now holds around a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n

Rubio said Washington wanted a full agreement with both Russia and Ukraine “as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n

“Every day that goes by, this war continues, people die, people are bombed, people are hurt on both sides of this conflict,” he said.<\/p>\n

How Moscow would respond was far from certain, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is open to discussing a peace deal, but he and his diplomats have repeatedly stated they are against a ceasefire and would seek a deal that safeguards Russia’s “long-term security.” Putin has ruled out territorial concessions and said Ukraine must withdraw fully from four Ukrainian regions claimed and partly controlled by Russia.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry said only that it did not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in Saudi Arabia but did not participate in the talks, said the ceasefire was a “positive proposal,” that covers the frontline in the conflict, not just fighting by air and sea.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian leader said the ceasefire would take effect as soon as Russia agreed, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

“When the agreements come into force, during these 30 days of ‘silence,’ we will have time to prepare with our partners at the level of working documents all the aspects for reliable peace and long-term security,” Zelensky said.<\/p>\n

Rubio said the plan would be delivered to the Russians through multiple channels. Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, was due to meet his Russian counterpart in the coming days and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to visit Moscow this week to meet Putin.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Trump said he hoped for a swift ceasefire and thought he would talk to Putin this week. “I hope it’ll be over the next few days,” he told reporters at a White House event.<\/p>\n

In Tuesday’s joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine\u2019s critical mineral resources, which had been in the works and was thrown into limbo by that meeting.<\/p>\n

Trump said on Tuesday he would invite Zelensky back to the White House.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials said late on Tuesday that both U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing had resumed.<\/p>\n

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