During the first round of talks, Ukraine proposed a ceasefire limited to air and sea space, with the aim of protecting transport routes and preventing long-range missile attacks. teleSUR
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00:00Ukrainian and US officials met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
00:05Latest news indicated that Ukraine is willing to accept a 30-day ceasefire.
00:11This was confirmed through a joint statement released at the end of the day, in which officials
00:16announced that Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate
00:21interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties and which
00:28is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation.
00:34In this context, the US has also accepted to resume intelligence sharing and also security
00:39assistance.
00:47Let's reiterate that this is a very last breaking news at this hour that the Ukrainian officials
00:53have announced that they expressed their readiness to accept the US proposal.
01:13In a joint statement released by US and Ukrainian officials, they announced that Ukraine expressed
01:18their readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate interim 30-day ceasefire,
01:25which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties and which is subject to acceptance
01:31and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation.
01:34This is a very breaking news.
01:36The statement comes at the end of a day of negotiations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which
01:42we have been broadcasting for you.
01:44The US said that it will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and also
01:50resume security assistance to Ukraine.
01:54The Trump administration also assured that they would pause US intelligence sharing with
02:01CAIF, they said so last week, espousing criticisms that it would hinder Ukraine's ability to
02:08carry out strikes against Russian forces.
02:11The joint statement, released by the US and Ukraine, says that the two countries will
02:16conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine's critical
02:21mineral resources to expand Ukraine's economy and also to warranty Ukraine's long-term
02:27prosperity and security.
02:29The US President Donald Trump has also repeatedly pushed for access to Ukraine's rare earth
02:35minerals, which can be used in technology products.
02:38He has also said that US workers digging in Ukraine would serve as a form of protection
02:46against future aggressions.
02:49We will keep informed in further missions.
02:52Let's go now to our first short break.