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Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia in return for renewed U.S. intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine, according to a joint statement from Ukraine and the State Department.
„Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation“, the joint statement read. „The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.“
This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, working to secure an agreement.
The U.S. „will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine“, both of which were halted after a contentious meeting between President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House Oval Office on Feb. 28.
Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will reportedly travel to Russia in the coming days to persuade Vladimir Putin to agree to terms.
After eight hours of negotiations with Ukraine officials, Rubio said, the „ball is now in [Russia’s] court.
