Rubio, Lavrov Discuss Next Steps Following Meetings in Saudi Arabia

© Sputnik . Russian Foreign Ministry / Go to the mediabankUS Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend negotiations between high-level delegations from the United States and Russia on Ukraine, on February 18, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend negotiations between high-level delegations from the United States and Russia on Ukraine, on February 18, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 16.03.2025
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A meeting between US and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia resulted in a joint statement. Ukraine is prepared for a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, extendable by mutual agreement. Additionally, the US is immediately resuming intelligence sharing and military supplies to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed next steps following recent meetings in Saudi Arabia in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The parties agreed to continue working to restore ties between Washington and Moscow, the US State Department said.
"Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov also discussed next steps to follow up on recent meetings in Saudi Arabia and agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia," the department said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 10, 2025. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.03.2025
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Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that the proposal for a 30-day truce, agreed upon at a meeting of US and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia, needed to be finalized taking into account Russia's interests. He also called this truce nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military.
Ushakov recalled that Russia was seeking a long-term peaceful settlement in Ukraine that would take into account Moscow's interests and concerns. He noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would formulate the official position on the US-proposed temporary truce in Ukraine.
During the call, Rubio also briefed Lavrov on the US operation against the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) in Yemen.

"The Secretary informed Russia of US military deterrence operations against the Iran-backed Houthis and emphasized that continued Houthi attacks on US military and commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea will not be tolerated," the department said.

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