The United States “will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine”, a joint statement from the US and Ukraine, shared by the US state department, says.
This follows Ukraine claim that they are ‘ready to accept interim ceasefire’
In a joint statement from US and Ukraine, shared by the US state department, Ukraine says “it is ready to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire after today’s peace talks.”
The proposed ceasefire will be extendable by mutual agreement of both parties, and is subject to acceptance and implementation by Russia, the statement adds.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that they will “take this offer now to the Russians” and they “hope” they will say yes.
“The ball is in their court,” Rubio adds, and tells reporters that President Trump wants the war to end.
NewsSpecng gathered that US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz will be meeting with hsinRussian counterpart in days time.
Waltz said the meeting got into details on how this war will end permanently and what type of guarantees they will have for long-term security.
He says he’ll talk to his Russian counterpart in the coming days, and Secretary Rubio will be with the G7 foreign ministers.
They’ll take the process forward from there, he adds.