Trump seeks Russian accord: Hopes rise for temporary truce
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the RIA Novosti agency that she does not rule out contact with U.S. representatives in the next few days. She responded to reports that Ukraine accepted the American administration's proposal for a temporary truce.
"We do not rule out contacts with US representatives over the next few days," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the RIA Novosti agency.
Earlier, the American president announced that he would meet with Kremlin representatives.
Donald Trump said he would meet with the Russians today or tomorrow and expressed hope that they would agree to a truce. His remarks came in response to the outcome of discussions between the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine agreed to the U.S. proposal
On Tuesday, during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal for the implementation of an immediate, temporary 30-day ceasefire. The U.S. will also immediately restore information and intelligence exchanges and military support for Ukraine.
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians. And we hope that they'll say yes, they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court," said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
This was the first meeting between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations since the quarrel between the presidents of these countries, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, on February 28 in Washington, D.C. (ET).
The Ukrainian delegation included, among others, Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
The American side was represented by, among others, Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
