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The ball is now in Russia’s court”.
UKRAINE is ready to sign up to an immediate 30-day ceasefire deal, with the US declaring
We’re going to tell them this is what’s on the table, Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking, and now it’ll be up to them to say yes or no.”
Afterwards, Mr Rubio saidWe'll take this offer now to the Russians and hope that they'll say 'yes,' that they'll say 'yes' to peace,
the secretary of state continued
Today, we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable and accounts for their interests, their security, their ability to prosper as a nation,
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Don't rush to put on rose-tinted spectacles,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on Tuesday at the Higher School of Economics, according to ReutersAll the drone strikes in Russia tonight — on Moscow, on airports and so on — are the signal to Putin that he also must be interested in a truce in the sky that Ukraine is going to offer today during talks. Not only oil refineries,
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian government’s center for countering disinformation, said in a video statement
They’ve [Ukrainians] suffered greatly and their people have suffered greatly, and it’s hard in the aftermath of something like that to even talk about concessions,
Rubio told reporters
We are ready to do everything to achieve peace,
Ukrainian presidency chief of staff Andriy Yermak told reporters as he entered Tuesday's meeting at a luxury hotel
This is an additional signal to Putin that he should also be interested in a ceasefire in the air,
said Andriy Kovalenko, a national security council official responsible for countering disinformationHopefully, we'll have a good meeting and good news to report,
Rubio saidThere are no (peace) negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here."
Asked whether the overnight drone attack could derail peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov saidI´m not saying that alone is enough, but it´s the kind of concession you would need to see in order to end the conflict,
he told reportersIt is absolutely impossible to talk about positions yet,
he saidHowever, the success of the talks will depend on concrete political commitments, whether the two sides can address frustrations over delays in military aid and intelligence sharing, or political shifts in Washington. A real diplomatic breakthrough depends on Russia’s willingness to negotiate the return of occupied territory, as well as Ukraine’s strategic goals for its broader relationship with Europe and NATO,
Dahuk said
The meeting with the US team has begun very constructively,
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We hope that parties can find a just and lasting solution that is acceptable to all sides. China is ready to work with the international community, and continue to play a constructive role for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis,
Mao said
Given their previously close relationship, the meeting could have taken place anywhere in Europe or even in the US. Choosing a location used for US-Russia talks indicates deep distrust not only between Washington and Kiev but also between US and Europe,
Lü told the Global TimesWe hope for practical outcomes,
Zelensky said ahead of the talks in a post on X late on Monday
We’re getting there.”
Emerging for a break after more than two hours of talks, Mr. Waltz said
We don’t know how far apart they truly are,
he said, referring to Ukraine and Russia