ALBAWABA - Delegations from the United States and Russia are expected to hold talks in Saudi Arabia today, March 24, to discuss a possible "partial ceasefire" in the Ukraine war.
This comes a day after officials from the US and Ukraine held also talks about the war in Kyiv which started back in February 2022. US President Donald Trump has since been elected as President pushing to reach a peace deal in Ukraine to end the over 3-year war.
Yesterday meeting was held between a delegation headed by the Ukraine defence minister Rustem Umerov, and the US team and it was finalized late Sunday night.
"The discussion was productive and focused -- we addressed key points including energy," Umerov posted online, saying his country was working to make its goal of a "just and lasting peace" a reality.
Ukraine's Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov attends the Ukrainian and US delegations meeting in Jeddah, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
After the meeting with the Ukraine delegation, Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said talks are going in the right direction and that if any partial ceasefire is reached it could pave the way for a "full-on" ceasefire.
"I think you're going to see in Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, particularly as it affects a Black Sea ceasefire on ships between both countries. And from that you'll naturally gravitate to a full-on shooting ceasefire," Witkoff said, according to Fox News.
