Ukraine-US Meeting In Jeddah: First Details Of Talks
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The beginning was constructive.
Ukraine and the US began an official meeting on Tuesday, March 11, which is the first after a high-profile dispute in the White House. The talks are taking place in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
RBC-Ukraine reports what is known about the new round of talks between Ukraine and the US.
First details of the meeting
As officially stated by the US State Department, the meeting of the parties will begin at 12:00 local time (12:00 Minsk time).
At 10:51, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported that “a meeting of the Ukrainian and American delegations is beginning in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.”
“The key topics of the meeting will be the path to peace and bilateral relations between Ukraine and the US,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted.
The department published a video with the Ukrainian delegation, accompanied by representatives of Saudi Arabia, the country that is hosting the high-level meeting of Ukraine and the United States.
Ukraine is represented by:
Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak,
Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha,
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov,
Yermak's deputy, former commander of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade “Kholodny Yar” Pavlo Palisa.
The United States is represented by:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
US National Security Advisor Mike Walz.
It was previously reported that the US Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff would also participate in the talks. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry initially named him among the participants, but later edited the post, removing his name. The State Department also did not mention him in the official statement.
“The meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia has begun. Let's get to work,” Yermak wrote on the Telegram channel.
He later added that “the meeting with the US team started very constructively.”
What Ukraine and the US will talk about
Ukraine’s expectations
It should be noted that first, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia, and then there was a meeting of the delegations of Ukraine and the US without the presence of the Ukrainian head of state.
According to Zelensky, Kyiv “will have a clear intention to be constructive.” He expressed hope that “it will be possible to discuss and agree on the necessary decisions and steps.”
Yermak, in turn, said that the Ukrainian side's agenda includes protecting Ukrainian interests and a clear vision of ending the war.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry previously announced that the parties would talk about the “path to peace,” Ukrainian-American bilateral relations and strategic partnership and its further development.
Both the Ukrainian and American sides did not rule out the possibility of signing an agreement on fossil fuels, which was supposed to be concluded during Zelensky's visit to Washington on February 28.
US expectations
Rubio, who leads the US delegation, said that the American side wants to hear from Ukraine during the talks in Jeddah “what concessions it can make for the sake of peace.”
“After the meeting of US and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia, Trump will decide whether to resume military aid to Ukraine or not,” Rubio said in an interview en route to Saudi Arabia.
He also said that he does not have a conversation planned with the Ukrainian president in Jeddah. However, he did not rule out the possibility of an informal conversation with the Ukrainian head of state outside of official meetings.
In turn, Witkoff confirmed that the meeting is to “set the framework for a peace agreement.”
“I think the more important topic of discussion for us is concluding a peace agreement,” he told reporters.
The US National Security Advisor also shared his expectations for the meeting. According to him, the meeting will focus on “achieving a truce.”
“We had preliminary conversations with the Russians, the Ukrainians had a great opportunity to unite our economies thanks to that mineral deal. Unfortunately, it didn't go so well. But I think we can get back to that,” Walz said.
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