"The joint message refers to a temporary halt of fire for a limited period of 30 days, and only in the event of Russian approval. The U.S. side will now be talking to the Russians about their readiness or unreadability to end the war. Why is temporary ceasefire so important? due to the fact that in no case does it mean a frozen conflict," he stressed on Tuesday in his Facebook entry Andrij Sybiha.
The minister stressed that it was only about "trying to start the way to end the war in a fair way". "This is besides a step that shows who truly is curious in peace," he noted.
"In front of questions, troops of the Ukrainian army proceed to carry out combat tasks. The temporary ceasefire will enter into force only if Russia accepts and simultaneously implements its commitments," stressed the Head of the Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs of Ukraine on the agreement with the US. “This is what we wanted”
The Minister assessed that the message was a affirmative signal coming straight from Ukrainian and US leaders, in the context of the planned signing of the Ukrainian-American mineral resource agreement. "Moreover, the message straight links this agreement with US guarantees regarding Ukraine's long-term prosperity and security. This is what the Ukrainian side wanted," he noted.
Mr Sybiha explained that it was besides crucial for the Ukrainian side that it was explicitly mentioned that European partners should be active in any peace talks. "We keep our position that solutions (which service Europe's long-term security) cannot be adopted without Europe," he stressed.
According to the head of the MFA, in a Tuesday statement, peculiar attention was paid to the release of prisoners, including civilians, and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia. He stressed that this is the primary position of Ukraine.
Joint U.S. and Ukrainian communications. Kiev agreed to a ceasefire proposal
Following negotiations in Jeduda, Saudi Arabia, both parties issued a joint communication. The United States reported that decided to immediately resume military and intelligence support for Ukraine.
Kiev expressed its willingness to accept the United States' proposal for an immediate, temporary 30-day ceasefire. Now the U.S. is expected to convince Russia.
— We will take the offer of a 30-day truce to the Russians and hope they say yes. The ball is on their side now — announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio After completing nine-hour talks with the Ukrainian delegation.
