Russia, the United States envelops the speeches of one day on the possible ceased the fire of the Black Sea with Ukraine
US and Russian officials concluded the interviews of one day in length have focused on a restricted proposal for a ceased the fire at sea between Kiev and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help open the way for wider peace negotiations.
Although the meeting was underway in Saudi Arabia, where a Ukrainian delegation was present on the sidelines, a Russian missile strike damaged a school and a hospital in Ukraine, injuring at least 88 people.
The interviews, which focused among other issues on the attempt to reach an agreement of ceased the Maritime Fire of the Black Sea, were portrayed by Washington as a step in the effort of the President of the United States Donald Trump to end the three -year war.
A source of the White House stated that the progress was made in Riyadh’s interviews and said that a “positive announcement” was foreseen in the near future “.
The Russian news agency said that the Russian delegation, when they were asked of their mood after the end of the interviews, replied: “Okay”.
A Russian source referred to Reuters that the talks had ended late on Monday and a draft joint declaration had been sent to Moscow and Washington for approval, with the parties aiming to release it on Tuesday.
The spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov has previously declared that documents would not have been signed, reported the Tass agency.
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Previous Monday, Trump listed other issues he said were on the table: “We are talking about territory right now. We are talking about demarcation lines, talking about power, ownership of the power plants”.
Last week, Russia rejected a Trump proposal for a ceased 30 -day fire in Ukraine, and so far has agreed only for a moratorium on the attack of energy infrastructure.
The missiles hit Sumy
While Monday’s talks were held in Riyadh, the Russian missiles hit the city of Sumy in North Ukraine -Eastern. Numerous residential blocks skyscrapers have been damaged together with a school and in the hospital, said the regional governor Volodymyr Artiukh in a video filmed in front of a blaze that produced a column of smoke.
The schoolchildren were in a refuge at the time, avoiding the worst victims, he added.
“Moscow speaks of peace while brutal shots take place on densely populated residential areas in the main Ukrainian cities,” said the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
“Instead of making empty statements about peace, Russia must stop bombing our cities and end its war on civilians.”
The talks in Saudi Arabia follow the calls last week between Trump and the two presidents, Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia. Ukrainian officials met the Americans in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Trump, who has resized the US diplomatic support for Ukraine and has publicly moved to a much less critical position towards Russia than that of his predecessor Joe Biden, says that he aims to bring an end to war.
Considerations on the Black Sea
The White House states that the initial goal of the Saudi interviews is to secure a maritime truce in the Black Sea, allowing the free shipping flow.
But the maritime battles have been a relatively limited aspect of the war since 2023, after the Ukrainian attacks have prompted Moscow to move its navy away from the contested waters, making it possible for Ukraine to reopen the ports and resume exports.
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“It is mainly the safety of navigation,” said Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin. He said that a previous agreement supported by the United Nations on the shipment of the Black Sea had not been able to satisfy some of the requests of Moscow.
A source informed on the planning of the Saudi interviews said that the part of the United States was led by Andrew Peek, Senior Director of the National Security Council of the White House, and Michael Anton, a high official of the United States Department of State.
Russia was represented by Grigory Karasin, a former diplomat who is now president of the Russian Chamber Committee for Foreign Affairs.
Karasin was mentioned by the Interfax news agency, saying during a break in Monday talks that were progressing “creatively” and that the two sides had discussed issues considered “irritating” in bilateral bonds.
Trump had expressed ample satisfaction for the way the talks went and was free on Putin’s commitment.
But the main European powers doubt that Putin is ready to make real concessions or will land what they see how his maximum requests, which do not seem to have changed since he sent troops to Ukraine in 2022.
Putin claims to be ready to discuss peace, but that Ukraine must officially abandon its NATO ambitions and collect its troops from four Ukrainian regions that Russia has attached unilaterally.
The National Security Councilor of the White House Mike Waltz told CBS Face the nation Sunday that the US, Russian and Ukrainian delegations were assembled in the same structure in Riyadh.
In addition to a ceased the fire of the Black Sea, Waltz said that the teams would discuss the “control line” between the two armies, which described as “verification measures, maintenance of peace, freezing of the lines where they are”.
