The Minister of Defense in Ukraine said that the Ukrainian delegations and the United States discussed Sunday’s proposals to protect the energy facilities and critical infrastructure. Diplomatic batch By President Donald Trump to end three years war.
The meeting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that precedes talks On Monday between the United States and the Russian delegation, it came as a special dependence on the United States Steve Witkev She has been optimistic about the chances of ending the bloody conflict in Europe since World War II.
“I feel that [Russian President Vladimir Putin] “He wants peace,” Witkev told Fox News on Sunday.
“I think that you will see in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, especially because it affects the ceasefire on the Black Sea on ships between the two countries. From this, you will naturally attract to a full ceasefire.”
Ukraine President Volodimir Zelinski said that his country’s delegation to Sunday talks was working in a completely constructive style, “adding:” The conversation is very useful, the delegation’s work continues.
“But regardless of what we say to our partners today, we need to get Putin to give a real matter to stop the strikes,” Zelinski said in a televised statement.
Ukraine’s delegation was headed by Defense Secretary Rosti Omerov, who said that the aim of such contacts was to help “approach a fair peace and strengthen security”, although Zelinski also said that Sunday talks were “technology” mainly.
Putin Agreed Last week, Trump’s proposal to Russia and Ukraine to stop the attacks on the energy infrastructure for each other for 30 days, but soon a tight look at the ceasefire was taken, as the two sides reported on the ongoing strikes.
A widespread attack on Kyiv overnight killing Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that at least three people, including a 5 -year -old child, caused fires in high -end residential buildings and damage throughout the capital.
Meanwhile, the Russian authorities said on Sunday that their air defenses were Destroy 59 Ukrainian drones targeting the southwestern regions of the country, adding that the strikes have killed one person in Rostov.
Zelinski, who faces continuous progress by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, has supported Trump’s invitation to a 30 -day ceasefire.
“Under somewhat control”
Trump said on Saturday that the efforts made to stop more escalation in the Ukraine war, Russia “To some extent under control.” The United States hopes to reach a large -scale cease -fire within weeks, and target the armistice agreement by April 20, Bloomberg News said on Sunday, noting people knowing planning.
National Security Adviser at the White House Mike Walz On Sunday she said that the United States was speaking through a set of confidence -building measures aimed at ending the war, including the future of Ukrainian children who were transferred to Russia.
When asked about the broader negotiation goals, Waltz said that after the ceasefire agreement on the Black Sea, “we will talk about the control line, which is the actual front lines.”
“This is included in the details of the verification mechanisms, the preservation of peace, and the freezing of the lines they are,” Waltz said. “Then, of course, the broader and permanent peace.”
Trump Communication authorities With Putin – two of the public calls announced but may also disturb European leaders who are afraid that Washington will turn its back on Europe in the hope of concluding a peace deal with Russia as part of some of the broader major deal that includes oil prices, the Middle East and competing with China.
Britain and France are leading European efforts to enhance military and logistical support for Ukraine, and a number of countries have announced plans to increase defense spending while trying to reduce its dependence on the United States.
However, on Sunday, Witkoff reduced fears between European NATO allies in Washington that Putin could encourage any peace deal in Ukraine to invade other neighbors.
“I do not see that he wants to take all of Europe. This is a completely different situation from what it was in World War II,” Witkeov said.