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Ukraine agreed on Tuesday of a high immediate fire of 30 days negotiated by the United States if Russia Accept the plan, authorities said.
As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause by sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country, which was invaded by Russia more than three years ago.
“Ukraine is ready to start talking and stop shooting,” said the Secretary of State Marco Rubio In Jaldda, Saudi ArabiaAfter more than seven hours of negotiations in that city among the US high -level delegations.
Both president of the United States Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy It agreed to conclude “as soon as possible an integral agreement to develop the critical mineral resources of Ukraine,” according to a joint declaration of the governments of the two nations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets the Saudi heir prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, during his visit to Jidda, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025.
Saudi press agency | Through Reuters
Zelenskyy in a statement said that the high the planned fire would stop all hostilities, “not only for missiles, drones and bombs, not only in the black sea, but along the entire line of the front.”
“Ukraine welcomes this proposal. We see it as a positive step, and we are ready to take it,” said Zelenskyy. “The United States must now persuade Russia to do the same. If Russia agrees, silence will immediately come into force.”
“Today, we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter a high fire and immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a lasting and sustainable way and explain their interests, their safety, their ability to prosper as a nation,” Rubio said.
“And I hope we take this offer to the Russians now, and we hope they say yes, they say yes to peace,” said Rubio. “The ball is now on its court.”
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio (R), attends the meeting between Ukrainian and American delegations in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, to discuss issues related to the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war, on March 11, 2025.
Presidency of Ukraine | Anadolu | Getty images
In a joint statement, the Delegations of the United States and Ukraine said that the high one month’s interim fire “can be extended by the mutual agreement of the parties.”
“The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” said the statement.
Zelenskyy in his nightly televised speech to Ukraine said: “Our position is absolutely clear: Ukraine has sought peace since the first second of this war, and we want to do everything to achieve peace as fast and reliable as possible, so that the war never returns.”
According to the joint declaration issued by Ukraine and the United States, the two delegations “also discussed the importance of humanitarian aid efforts as part of the peace process, particularly during the high the fire mentioned above, including the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civil detainees and the return of Ukrainian children transferred by force.”
