US holds separate talks with Russia and Ukraine to discuss proposed ceasefire
U.S. negotiators worked to hammer out details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Each side has accused the other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war.
Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries바카라 게임 웹사이트 leaders, but the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack.
While the White House said 바카라 게임 웹사이트energy and infrastructure바카라 게임 웹사이트 would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to 바카라 게임 웹사이트energy infrastructure.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would also like to see railways and ports protected.
Talks Monday are expected to address some of those differences, as well as a potential pause in attacks in the Black Sea to ensure the safety of commercial shipping.
U.S. and Russian representatives began meeting in the morning in the Saudi capital, Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. The U.S. and Ukrainian teams met on Sunday in Riyadh, and more contacts were expected, though it was not clear when.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday the Russian military is fulfilling President Vladimir Putin바카라 게임 웹사이트s order to halt attacks on energy facilities for 30 days.
Video below: Ukrainian and US delegates held 'productive' discussions on Sunday
Peskov accused Ukraine of derailing the partial ceasefire with an attack on a gas metering station in Sudzha in Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s Kursk region. Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s military General Staff rejected Moscow바카라 게임 웹사이트s accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the station, a claim Peskov called 바카라 게임 웹사이트absurd.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Meanwhile, Russian troops launched a new barrage of drones, including decoys, into Ukraine overnight into Monday, according to Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s air force, causing some damage and injuries.
Before the latest attack, Zelenskyy said in a televised statement Sunday evening that "since March 11, a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table, and these attacks could have already stopped. But it is Russia that continues all this.바카라 게임 웹사이트
He added that Ukraine's partners 바카라 게임 웹사이트 바카라 게임 웹사이트the U.S., Europe, and others around the world바카라 게임 웹사이트 바카라 게임 웹사이트 should step up pressure on Russia 바카라 게임 웹사이트to stop this terror.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Zelenskyy has emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire that Trump has proposed. But Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s military mobilization 바카라 게임 웹사이트 demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies.
Speaking on 바카라 게임 웹사이트Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 Sunday,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s special envoy Steve Witkoff said he expected 바카라 게임 웹사이트some real progress바카라 게임 웹사이트 at the talks in Saudi Arabia, and that a pause in hostilities between both countries in the Black Sea would 바카라 게임 웹사이트naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Serhii Leshchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, said the delegation remained in Riyadh on Monday and expected to meet again with the Americans.