Immediate 30-day truce part of proposed plan

Ukraine said it would support Washington's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after what Kyiv said were "milestone" talks during which the United States agreed to resume military aid and intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.

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KYIV —

After more than eight hours of negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would now take the jointly signed offer to Russia, with the ball in Moscow's court.

WHAT IS THE AGREEMENT ABOUT?

Ukraine 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, the joint statement says. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address that the US proposed taking a full interim ceasefire, stopping missile, drone and bomb attacks, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line.