Ukraine, US hold ‘productive’ talks in Riyadh, discuss ceasefire with Russia
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Mar 24, 2025 06:32 AM IST
Ukrainian and US officials held talks in Riyadh, resuming efforts to end Russia’s full-scale invasion as President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire.
Ukrainian and US officials held talks in Riyadh, resuming efforts to end Russia’s full-scale invasion as President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire.
Ukrainian and US delegates met in Riyadh to discuss a ceasefire(AP)
Ukrainian and US delegates met in Riyadh to discuss a ceasefire(AP)
The discussion on Sunday in Saudi Arabia was “productive and focused,” and “addressed key points including energy,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on social media. US and Russian delegates are expected to hold separate talks on Monday.
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White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said earlier Sunday that the latest talks among “technical teams” would focus on a potential Black Sea maritime ceasefire. He suggested that would lead into discussions about “the line of control, which is the actual front lines” of the conflict, which started when Kremlin forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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“That gets into the details of verification mechanisms, peace-keeping, freezing the lines where they are,” Waltz said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “And then, of course, the broader and permanent peace” including security guarantees for Ukraine.
Trump said Saturday that efforts to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine from escalating further are “under control.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that a meeting of his military cabinet in Kharkiv focused on the talks in Saudi Arabia.
Umerov attended that meeting, along with Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Andrii Hnatov, the forces’ chief of general staff, and top Zelenskiy aides.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television that negotiators from Moscow will be ready to discuss nuances of resumption of the Black Sea initiative in Riyadh.
As of 2024, Russia occupied an estimated 20% of Ukraine in the nation’s east and southeast, including Crimea. About 3 million Ukrainians are estimated to be living under Russian occupation, with millions more displaced and many others — including children — deported to Russia.
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