Marco Rubio says ball is in Russia’s court and that Donald Trump wants full agreement ‘as soon as possible’
US secretary of state Marco Rubio speaks with Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's head of presidential office in Jeddah. Photo: Reuters
US secretary of state Marco Rubio speaks with Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's head of presidential office in Jeddah. Photo: Reuters
Daphne Psaledakis and Pesha Magid
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The United States agreed yesterday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after talks where Kyiv said it would accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint statement.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the US would now take the offer to Russia, and that the ball is in Moscow’s court. “The president wanted this war to end yesterday... So 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,” Mr Rubio told reporters after more than eight hours of talks in Jeddah.