Posted on 03/11/25
| News Source: The Hill
The U.S. will immediately restore military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine following bilateral talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, with Ukraine expressing “readiness” to accept a 30-day ceasefire proposal.
“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. 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,” according to a joint statement after the talks.
“The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” it added.
“The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
The talks came less than two weeks after a contentious Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky late last month.
The outcome Tuesday marks a major reprieve for Ukraine after Trump and Vice President Vance accused Zelensky of being ungrateful for U.S. support and holding “no cards” in negotiations to end the war.
Trump had remained vague on what exactly Ukraine needed to do to restore U.S. military and intelligence support, which Trump halted in the wake of Zelensky’s explosive White House visit.