According to reports, Ukraine agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire, which was negotiated by the United States. However, it comes under one condition: Russia must also accept the ceasefire plan.
The decision came after Ukrainian representatives met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in Saudi Arabia, when they “expressed readiness to accept the US 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.”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a joint statement with the U.S. Department of State, “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” adding that the U.S. will “immediately lift the pause” and resume sharing intelligence and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine has agreed to a 30 day ceasefire. Incredible work by Trump team. Now if Russia agrees, Trump may have gotten cease fires in the Middle East and Europe in his first 60 days. Nobel Peace Prize worthy: pic.twitter.com/lYogXVP8wj
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 11, 2025
Breitbart reports:
Delegates from both countries also discussed humanitarian efforts that could be carried out with the ceasefire, including “the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children.”
Lastly, the joint statement added that both President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.”
“We’ve gone from if the war is going to end — to now how the war is going to end,” said Waltz, according to CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs.
During Tuesday’s press release, it was revealed that the United Sates will handle communication with Russia for peace negotiations.