United States to resume military aid to Ukraine

The announcement came at talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah: The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week after imposing the measures to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.

The announcement came at talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine also said it was open to a 30-day cease-fire in the war with Russia, subject to Kremlin agreement.

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Meanwhile, Russia said that it expects that the United States will brief Moscow on the outcome of the US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah. “A US-Ukraine meeting will take place in Jeddah today.

The US, which is in search of ways to reach a peaceful solution, will keep us updated somehow,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agency Tass.

Ukrainian and US delegates started their talks in Jeddah on Tuesday that will likely have a major impact on Washington’s future support for Kyiv and any effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

“The meeting with the US team started very constructively; we are working towards a just and lasting peace,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak.

The Ukrainian delegation is said to include Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and Zelensky’s Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa. The US delegation is, meanwhile, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.