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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
Today we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations,
Rubio told reporters after the talks in JeddahIf they say no then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here,
Rubio said of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.jpg)
The shaping of the position of the Russian Federation does not take place abroad due to some agreements or efforts of some parties. The formation of the position of the Russian Federation takes place inside the Russian Federation,
ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova was cited by Russian state news agency TASS as saying
The American side understands our arguments, perceives our proposals, and I want to thank President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams,
Zelenskyy said in his evening addressUkraine is ready to accept this proposal — we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it,
Zelenskiy said
I hope it'll be over the next few days."
When asked how close he thinks Ukraine and Russia are to a total ceasefire, Trump said
If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately,
Zelensky saidWe do not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives within the next few days."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian state news agenciesWhen 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,
Zelenskyy said
Every day that goes by, this war continues, people die, people are bombed, people are hurt on both sides of this conflict,
he saidWe’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
he added
This is an additional signal to Putin that he should also be interested in a ceasefire in the air,
said Andriy Kovalenko, a national security council official responsible for countering disinformation.jpg)
There are no (peace) negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here."
Asked whether the overnight drone attack could derail peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov saidI’m not saying that alone is enough, but it’s the kind of concession you would need to see in order to end the conflict,
he told reporters
We are ready to do everything to achieve peace,
the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, told reporters as he entered Tuesday’s meeting at a luxury hotelIt is absolutely impossible to talk about positions yet,
he saidIn addition, the statement sends out a positive signal directly from the leaders of Ukraine and the United States regarding the signing of the minerals deal. Moreover, it explicitly links this agreement to the US guarantee of Ukraine's long-term prosperity and security. This is what the Ukrainian side has sought,
he added
It's just an attempt to start the process of ending the war fairly. It is also a step that demonstrates who is genuinely interested in peace,
he said
We also got into substantive details on how this war is going to permanently end, what type of guarantees they [Ukrainians – ed.] are going to have for their long-term security and prosperity, but also really looking at what it’s going to take to finally end this horrific fighting,
Waltz said