The U.S. reached agreements with Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday to stop attacks on maritime traffic in the Black Sea and lay the groundwork for further progress toward peace, the White House announced.
Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to “ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea” in separate agreements, and both warring states also agreed to come up with plans to implement an agreement to not attack each other’s energy infrastructure, the White House announced. The progress announced Tuesday is the result of several days of negotiations involving Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia. (RELATED: Trump Threatens To Turn Screws On Russia If Battlefield ‘Pounding’ Of Ukraine Continues)
The U.S. and Ukraine further agreed that the U.S. is committed to returning Ukrainian prisoners of war to their home country, as well as securing the return of detained civilians and children, the White House said. Russian representatives agreed with the U.S. that the U.S. will help Russia regain its access to global markets to sell things like fertilizer and agricultural products.
Representatives from both Russia and Ukraine agreed that they will continue pursuing a lasting, durable peace to end the war, which has been ongoing for more than three years.
“The United States reiterated to both sides President Donald J. Trump’s imperative that the killing on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict must stop, as the necessary step toward achieving an enduring peace settlement. To that end, the United States will continue facilitating negotiations between both sides to achieve a peaceful resolution, in line with the agreements made in Riyadh,” the White House said in its statement announcing Tuesday’s progress. “The United States expresses gratitude to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his leadership and hospitality in once again facilitating these important discussions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional information from the White House.
dont be fooled… these negotions are virtue signaling and stall tactics… we are in it until the last ukrainian…. then we admit defeat and walk away… the deep state laughs the whole time because the know ukrainians are really russians… so its really almost a civil war between states… USSR anyone.. military industrial complex better than ever
It will be Pax Trump, which is probably the only thing that would work over there.
But it probably will work, an stop the killing.
In a just world, he’s get the Peace Prize for this…
We should be glad that President Trump has done more to end this killing war in two months than Biden and his crooked family did in four years.
Kamala visited Ukraine and said we were going to let them join NATO .
Two weeks later the Russians invaded .
Another brilliant statement from Kamala .
Be very glad she did not win the last election .