U.S. and Russia anticipated to make joint assertion following talks centered on Black Sea ceasefire deal

The U.S. and Russia are anticipated to launch a joint assertion Tuesday morning after discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed toward reaching a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, sources acquainted with the matter advised CBS Information. 

The assertion was scheduled to be out at 4 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and 11 a.m. in Moscow, two of the sources mentioned. 

Whereas the main points of the assertion weren’t instantly clear, studies shared with the Trump administration from the U.S. technical workforce in Riyadh appeared optimistic, the sources mentioned. 

Ukrainian officers have additionally been briefed, one of many sources mentioned.

French information company AFP studies a Ukrainian supply says Ukrainian and U.S. officers had been holding one other spherical of talks in Riyadh Tuesday. “We’re nonetheless working with the Individuals,” a member of the Ukrainian delegation advised a small group of media retailers, AFP amongst them. 

A Russian negotiator advised the state TASS information company Tuesday that Moscow would proceed “helpful” talks with the U.S. over the Ukraine battle and would search to contain the U.N. and different nations, in keeping with AFP.

Grigory Karasin was quoted as saying, “We talked about all the things, it was an intense dialogue, not straightforward, however very helpful for us and the Individuals,” including that “a lot of issues had been mentioned” throughout 12 hours of negotiations in a luxurious resort.

A earlier deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, which Russia exited in 2023, had allowed for maritime delivery within the Black Sea, permitting each nations to export grain.

U.S. officers assembly with Russian officers embody the State Division’s Michael Anton and the White Home Nationwide Safety Council’s Andrew Peek.

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 President Trump’s name with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Subsequent on the agenda was a maritime ceasefire to permit the motion of grain, gas, and different items, he mentioned.   

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

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