Ukraine accepts 'temporary ceasefire' as US resumes intelligence sharing and military assistance

Ukraine on Tuesday supported an American proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, where the United States, in turn, agreed to lift restrictions on military assistance and intelligence, a joint statement said.

After conversations in Saudi Arabia, the two sides also agreed to end “as soon as possible” an agreement on Ukrainian minerals, the statement states.

“Ukraine expressed emergency preparedness to accept the US proposal to adopt an immediate, tentative 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended with mutual agreement from the parties and which is subject to acceptance and at the same time implementation of the Russian Federation,” states a joint statement after the interviews.

“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 break of intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”

President Donald Trump closed help following a catastrophic meeting with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28.

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