MARITIME TRUCE?
The talks in Saudi Arabia comply with cellphone calls final week between Trump and the 2 presidents, Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia. Ukrainian officers met the Individuals in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Trump, who has scaled again US diplomatic backing for Ukraine and shifted publicly to a stance far much less essential of Russia than that of his predecessor Joe Biden, says he goals to deliver a fast finish to the conflict.
The White Home says the preliminary goal of the Saudi talks is to safe a maritime truce within the Black Sea, permitting the free circulate of transport.
However maritime battles have been a relatively restricted side of the conflict since 2023, after Ukrainian assaults drove Moscow to maneuver its navy removed from contested waters, making it doable for Ukraine to reopen ports and resume exports.
“That is primarily concerning the security of navigation,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov mentioned. He mentioned a earlier UN-backed settlement on Black Sea transport had did not ship a few of Moscow’s calls for.
