A member of the Ukrainian delegation said US and Ukrainian officials met on Sunday to discuss ways to stop the Russian invasion in Saudi Arabia. AFPWhile the Kremlin warned about “difficult negotiations” and a long journey of peace.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rapid end to the three -year war, and his envoy said on Sunday that he is expected to “real progress” from Riyadh, in which US officials will have separate talks with Ukraine and Russia.
Despite proposing various plans for a temporary ceasefire, the attacks continue to be interrupted. Three civilians were killed overnight in a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital.
In fact, there was a simultaneous schedule in Saudi Arabia on Monday, now partial conversations appear to be one after another.
A Ukrainian source, in Riyadh, “has been planned to meet with Americans tonight.” AFP.
Russian negotiators said they would talk to the US team earlier on Monday.
Trump’s envoy Steve Watticov has made hope that any agreement will pave the way for a “complete” ceasefire.
He said, “I think you are going to see some real progress in Saudi Arabia on Monday, especially when it affects the Black Sea on ships between the two countries. Fox News.
But on Sunday, the Kremlin rejected the expectations of the resolution, saying the talks had begun.
“We are only at the beginning of this route,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian State TV. He said there were many outstanding “questions” and “barricades” how a potential ceasefire could be implemented.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a joint US Ukrainian call for a 30 -day full and immediate 30 -day break, and instead proposed to stop attacks on energy facilities.
In an interview published on social media, Peskov said, “There are difficult talks ahead.”
Sea Black
Peskov said Russia’s “important” focus will be to 2022 in his conversation with the United States The Black Grain Agreement, which ensured safe navigation for export of Ukrainian fields via the Black Sea.
“On Monday, we are primarily intended to discuss President Putin’s so -called Black Initiative agreement, and our negotiators will be ready to discuss the nuances around the issue,” Peskov said.
Moscow broke out in 2023 – Turkey and the United Nations – withdrawing the deal, accusing the West of failing to maintain its promises to reduce Russia’s fields and reduce sanctions on fertilizer exports.
A senior Ukrainian official said earlier AFP That Kiev will propose a widespread ceasefire covering energy facilities, infrastructure and attacks on naval attacks.
The two sides launched fresh drone strikes on the eve of the talks. Ukrainian officials said that the Russian drone strike killed three civilians in the capital Kiev, including a five -year -old girl and her father.
AFP In the capital, reporters saw emergency workers treating the injured in early Sunday, in front of bad residential buildings. The deadly strikes on a well -protected capital are rare than anywhere else in the country.
Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 147 drones in the country in the latest barrage.
‘Mutual beneficial’
Zlinski urged the allies of his country to put fresh pressure on Russia. “New decisions and new pressures are needed on Moscow to end these strikes and this war,” he said. Posted On social media on Sunday.
Russia said it had repelled the Ukrainian drone around 60 overnight. Officials said that a man was killed in the region of Russia’s southern Rostov when his car drone fell to fell and a woman was also killed in a drone attack in the Belgourod border region.
The Ukrainian army said it had occupied a small village in the eastern Loginsk area, which is a rare success in the battlefield for Kiev’s struggle.
Moscow spoke with Washington under Trump in Saudi talks, which has increased confidence in the Kremlin.
“The possibility of mutual cooperation in various fields between our countries cannot be promoted,” Peskov said on Sunday.
He added, “We may not agree on some things, but that does not mean that we should lose ourselves of mutual benefit.”
