Ukraine agrees to 30-day truce offer by US in war with Russia, America in return to resume aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (File photograph)

Ukraine on Tuesday backed a US proposal for a 30-day common ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in flip agreeing to raise restrictions on navy aid and intelligence sharing, a joint assertion mentioned in accordance to information company AFP.
After talks in Saudi Arabia, the 2 sides additionally agreed to conclude “as soon as possible” a deal on Ukrainian minerals, the assertion mentioned.
Just a few days in the past, US President Donald Trump ordered a “pause” on US navy aid to Ukraine following a tense Oval Office assembly, aiming to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy towards peace talks with Russia.
The White House additionally introduced a evaluate and short-term pause on aid to guarantee it helps a peaceable decision.
“The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution,” a White House official mentioned anonymously.
The official mentioned that each one US navy tools not but in Ukraine can be halted, together with weapons en route by air or sea and people held in transit areas in Poland. Trump directed defence secretary Pete Hegseth to implement the pause, the supply added.
Earlier, forward of the conferences between American and Ukrainian officers in Saudi Arabia to negotiate peace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had mentioned that he was decided to do every thing to finish the Russia-Ukraine war .
The assembly marked the primary high-level engagement between US and Ukrainian officers since Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump on February 28. He additionally revealed that Ukraine’s diplomatic crew met with UK officers in Kyiv to focus on joint efforts to speed up peace talks.