Ukraine reportedly agreed to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, according to Barak Ravid with Axios.
Ravid also said America “agreed to lift suspension on intelligence sharing with Ukraine and resume weapon shipments.”
Ukrainian officials have gathered with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
The two sides met for over eight hours.
CBS News published the joint statement from America and Ukraine:
“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,” the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement released by the State Department. “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.”The statement said the U.S. “will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
“We’ll take this offer now to the Russians,” said Rubio. “We hope the Russians will reciprocate.”
Here’s the full statement:
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