Russia says talks with U.S. on restricted Ukraine ceasefire “very helpful,” however nothing to share but

The U.S. and Russia have been anticipated to launch a joint assertion early Tuesday morning after discussions in Saudi Arabia geared toward reaching a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, sources accustomed to the matter advised CBS Information. The assertion was anticipated to return out at 4 a.m. in Washington, D.C., which is 11 a.m. in Moscow, two of the sources mentioned, however that point got here and went with none phrase from American officers.

Whereas the small print of the anticipated assertion weren’t clear, reviews shared with the Trump administration from the U.S. technical workforce in Riyadh appeared optimistic, the sources had mentioned. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters greater than an hour after the assertion had been anticipated, nonetheless, that Russian officers have been nonetheless analyzing the data relayed again to Moscow by the Russian negotiators in Saudi Arabia.

“The content material of the technical negotiations will certainly not be ‘revealed.’ This shouldn’t be anticipated,” he mentioned, characterizing the talks as “negotiations with a deep dive into particulars.”

“The reviews made within the capital [by Russia’s negotiators to the government] are being analyzed, and solely then will or not it’s doable to speak about some understandings,” Peskov advised reporters, including that the dialogue between Russian and American officers would proceed.

Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by Russia’s state-run TASS information company later Tuesday as saying Moscow would contemplate a brand new model of a earlier Black Sea ceasefire cope with Ukraine, which was crafted to allow the secure cargo of grain merchandise from Ukraine and Russia, however solely with “clear ensures” that he mentioned might “solely be the results of an order from Washington” to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian negotiator Grigory Karasin, in Riyadh, was cited earlier by TASS as saying Moscow would proceed the “helpful” talks with the U.S., and would search to contain the U.N. and different nations.

“We talked about every part, it was an intense dialogue, not straightforward, however very helpful for us and the Individuals,” Karasin mentioned, in accordance with TASS, including that “numerous issues have been mentioned” throughout 12 hours of negotiations in a luxurious resort in Riyadh.

Ukrainian officers have been additionally briefed on the content material of the U.S.-Russia talks, one of many sources advised CBS Information. French information company AFP cited a Ukrainian supply as saying Ukrainian and U.S. officers held one other spherical of talks in Riyadh on Tuesday. 

“”The talks are over. All particulars might be introduced later,” the supply advised a small group of media, together with AFP.  

The earlier deal, known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, was brokered by the U.N. and Turkey. Russia exited that settlement in 2023, claiming the U.S. and Ukraine’s different worldwide companions had not allowed Moscow to export some agricultural merchandise in violation of the phrases. Lavrov’s remarks on Tuesday appeared to verify {that a} new model of that restricted settlement was being mentioned, a minimum of between the Russian and U.S. officers in Saudi Arabia.

The State Division’s Michael Anton and the White Home Nationwide Safety Council’s Andrew Peek are among the many U.S. officers who’ve been assembly with the Russian negotiators in Riyadh.

Nationwide Safety Advisor Mike Waltz mentioned Sunday on “Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan” {that a} ceasefire on “aerial infrastructure” went into impact instantly after Mr. Trump’s name with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

The small print of the settlement reached throughout that cellphone name have by no means been confirmed, however Moscow has mentioned it concerned an settlement to halt assaults on vitality infrastructure, which it virtually instantly accused Ukraine of breaching. Mr. Trump mentioned Putin agreed throughout their name to right away halt assaults “on all vitality and infrastructure” in Ukraine, providing a special model of the deal from the Kremlin. Ukraine accused Russia inside hours of breaching the settlement as described by Mr. Trump.

Subsequent on the agenda, Waltz mentioned Sunday, was a maritime ceasefire to permit the motion of grain, gasoline, and different items.

“After which we’ll discuss the road of management, which is the precise entrance traces, and that will get into the small print of verification mechanisms, peacekeeping, freezing the traces the place they’re. After which, after all, the broader and everlasting peace,” Waltz mentioned.

Whereas the talks have been ongoing between U.S. and Russian and, individually, U.S. and Ukrainian officers, the 2 warring nations proceed to launch assaults at one another.

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