伦敦-美国和乌克兰呼吁在俄罗斯接受的前提下停火30天，此前双方周二在沙特阿拉伯举行了会谈。
两国在一份联合声明中表示，美国还将“立即解除”情报共享的暂停，并“恢复对乌克兰的安全援助”。
声明称，美国和乌克兰“为恢复乌克兰的持久和平迈出了重要步伐”。
声明说:“乌克兰表示愿意接受美国的建议，立即实施为期30天的临时停火，停火可以经双方同意延长，但须经俄罗斯联邦接受并同时执行。”"美国将向俄罗斯表示，俄罗斯的互惠是实现和平的关键。"
在吉达率领美国代表团的国务卿马尔科·卢比奥表示，停火提议将“通过多种渠道直接”递交给俄罗斯
“提议是停止射击。我们的目标是，结束这场战争的唯一出路是谈判。会谈结束后，卢比奥在吉达对记者说:“这场战争没有军事解决办法。“在谈判之前，你们必须停止互相射击。这是(唐纳德·特朗普总统)希望看到的，这是我们今天从乌克兰方面得到的承诺，显然他们愿意这样做。”
“我们希望俄罗斯人会同意，”卢比奥补充说，“现在球在他们的球场上。”
他说，如果俄罗斯说不，“那么我们将不幸地知道这里的和平障碍是什么”。
在周二的新闻发布会上，特朗普表示，他认为他将在本周与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京谈论这笔交易。
“正如人们所说，一个巴掌拍不响。所以希望他也会同意。我真的认为有75%的可能性。剩下的就是把它记录下来，并就土地立场进行谈判，”特朗普说。
据知情人士透露，特朗普的中东特使史蒂夫·维特科夫(Steve Witkoff)预计将在“未来几天”前往莫斯科。据知情人士透露，威特科夫有可能会见普京，他还警告说，一切都不是板上钉钉的。
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，乌克兰“接受这一提议，并认为这是积极的一步。”
他在一份声明中说，“我们准备迈出这一步，美国现在必须说服俄罗斯也这样做。”“如果俄罗斯同意，停火将立即生效。”
“乌克兰为和平做好了准备。现在，俄罗斯必须决定是准备结束还是继续这场战争。现在是完全诚实的时候了，”他补充道。
乌克兰驻沙特代表团团长安德烈·耶尔马克(Andriy Yermak)在会谈后的一份声明中表示，“保护乌克兰的利益是我们的首要任务。公正的和平是我们的关键。我们想要和平。感谢一次建设性的会面。”
会谈结束后，俄罗斯外长扎哈罗娃对国营的塔斯社说，俄罗斯不排除在未来几天内与美国代表接触。
“俄罗斯对乌克兰问题的解决感兴趣，但不会让自己被欺骗，”在莫斯科代表克里米亚的议员米哈伊尔·谢列梅(Mikhail Sheremet)告诉塔斯社。
美国和乌克兰官员在吉达举行了八个多小时的会晤，目的是为结束俄罗斯长达三年的战争制定一条路线——此前特朗普总统和泽连斯基总统之间的关系持续了数周。
在特朗普、泽连斯基和副总统万斯(JD Vance)上个月在椭圆形办公室举行的爆炸性会晤之后，双方将周二的会谈视为重置双边关系的一种方式。摊牌促使特朗普谴责基辅是乌克兰和平的主要障碍，并冻结了美国的军事援助和一些情报共享。
卢比奥周一在会谈前表示，“我们必须带着一种强烈的感觉离开这里，那就是乌克兰准备做艰难的事情。”
泽连斯基强调他为和平做好了准备，尽管他一再警告说，任何协议都必须确保对俄罗斯未来侵略的威慑。周一，泽连斯基-谁没有参加周二的会谈-前往沙特会见王储和事实上的统治者穆罕默德本萨勒曼。
泽连斯基说，在两位领导人会晤后，他在社交媒体上发表了一篇文章，与萨尔曼就“结束战争，确保可靠持久和平所需的步骤和条件”进行了“详细的讨论”。
“我特别强调了释放囚犯和遣返我们的儿童的问题，这可能成为在外交努力中建立信任的关键一步。泽连斯基说:“讨论的很大一部分集中在安全保证的形式上。
泽连斯基表示，一个乌克兰代表团将于周二“留在”该国“与美国团队合作”。泽连斯基说，他希望美乌会晤取得“实际成果”。“乌克兰在这些会谈中的立场将是完全建设性的，”他在周二的会谈前表示。
美国代表团由卢比奥、国家安全顾问迈克·瓦尔兹和维特科夫率领。
乌克兰的谈判小组包括泽连斯基办公厅主任耶尔马克、外交部长安德里·西比哈、国防部长鲁斯泰姆·乌梅罗夫和副总参谋长帕夫洛·帕利萨。
周二早上，耶马克在Telegram上写道:“救援队已经到达现场。”“准备工作。保护乌克兰的利益，结束战争的明确愿景，我们将与我们的美国伙伴有效合作。”
特朗普政府正在推动基辅做出让步，以寻求结束俄罗斯入侵的和平协议。白宫还希望乌克兰签署一项有争议的矿产共享协议，特朗普将该协议视为收回自2022年以来美国向乌克兰提供的数百亿美元援助的一种方式。
卢比奥表示，俄罗斯人“也将不得不做艰难的事情”，尽管特朗普和他的高级官员没有表示莫斯科可能会被要求做出什么让步。美国和俄罗斯的谈判代表上个月在沙特阿拉伯的利雅得首次会面。
在周二的会谈之前，一名接近泽连斯基的消息人士向美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)证实，乌克兰将提议部分停火，这将适用于远程空袭和海上袭击。
“我们希望提出一个可以监督的部分停火，然后看看俄罗斯人如何回应，以确定下一步措施，”该消息人士补充说。
卢比奥周二表示，与乌克兰的矿产协议“不是我们今天会谈的主题”，但特朗普和泽连斯基将努力“最终签署协议”
美国和乌克兰就会谈发表的联合声明指出，“两国总统同意尽快缔结一项开发乌克兰关键矿产资源的全面协议，以扩大乌克兰的经济，并保证乌克兰的长期繁荣和安全。"
会谈是在乌克兰对俄罗斯发动战争中最大规模的无人机袭击几小时后开始的。俄罗斯当局表示，国防部队在周二夜间击落了337架无人机，包括莫斯科上空的91架。州长安德烈·沃罗比约夫说，在首都至少有两人死亡，八人受伤。
周二早上，当被问及乌克兰的袭击是否旨在破坏刚刚开始的停火谈判时，克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫告诉记者，“目前还没有谈判。到目前为止，美国人，用他们自己的话说，正在试图了解乌克兰对和平谈判的准备程度。目前还没有谈判，所以这里还没有什么需要破坏的。”
US and Ukraine call for 30-day ceasefire following Saudi talks
LONDON --The United States and Ukraine are calling for a 30-day ceasefire, subject to the acceptance of Russia, following talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
The U.S. will also "immediately lift" its pause on intelligence sharing and "resume security assistance to Ukraine," the countries said in a joint statement.
The U.S. and Ukraine "took important steps toward restoring durable peace for Ukraine," the statement said.
"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation," the statement said. "The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the U.S. delegation in Jeddah, said the ceasefire proposal will be delivered to Russia "directly through multiple channels."
"The offer is to stop the shooting. The goal here is, the only way out to end this war is to negotiate out of it. There's no military solution to this war," Rubio said during remarks to reporters in Jeddah following the talks. "Before you can negotiate, you have to stop shooting at each other. And that's what [President Donald Trump] has wanted to see, and that's the commitment we got today from the Ukrainian side, their willingness to do that, obviously."
"Our hope is that the Russians will say yes," Rubio added, saying, "The ball is now in their court."
If Russia does say no, "then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here," he said.
During remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday, Trump said he thinks he will talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week about the deal.
"It takes two to tango, as they say, right. So hopefully, he'll also agree. And I really think that would be 75% of the way. The rest is getting it documented and negotiating land positions," Trump said.
Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Moscow "in the coming days," according to a source familiar with the plans. It's possible Witkoff meets with Putin, per the source familiar, who also cautioned that nothing is set in stone.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine "accepts this proposal and considers it a positive step."
"We are ready to take this step, and the United States must now convince Russia to do the same," he said in a statement. "If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately."
"Ukraine is ready for peace. Now, Russia must decide whether it is ready to end or continue the war. It is time for complete honesty," he added.
Andriy Yermak -- head of the Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia -- said in a statement following the talks, "Protecting Ukraine's interests is our top priority. A just peace is key for us. We want peace. Thank you for a constructive meeting."
Following the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told the state-run TASS news agency that Russia does not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives in the next few days.
"Russia is interested in a settlement in Ukraine but will not allow itself to be deceived," a lawmaker who represents Crimea in Moscow, Mikhail Sheremet, told TASS.
American and Ukrainian officials met in Jeddah for over eight hours with the goal of charting a course toward ending Russia's three-year-old war -- and after weeks of fraying ties between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy.
The two sides framed Tuesday's talks as a way to reset bilateral relations following last month's explosive Oval Office meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance. The showdown prompted Trump to denounce Kyiv as the main impediment to peace in Ukraine, as well as placing a freeze on U.S. military aid and some intelligence sharing.
"The most important thing that we have to leave here with is a strong sense that Ukraine is prepared to do difficult things," Rubio said on Monday ahead of the talks.
Zelenskyy has stressed his readiness for peace, though he has repeatedly warned that any agreement must ensure deterrence against future Russian aggression. On Monday, Zelenskyy -- who did not take part in Tuesday's talks -- traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman.
Zelenskyy said he had a "detailed discussion" with Salman on "the steps and conditions needed to end the war and secure a reliable and lasting peace," in a social media post after the two leaders met.
"I specifically emphasized the issue of the release of prisoners and the return of our children, which could become a key step in building trust in diplomatic efforts. A significant part of the discussion was dedicated to the formats of security guarantees," Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy said a Ukrainian delegation will "remain" in the country to "work with the U.S. team" on Tuesday. Zelenskyy said he hopes for "practical outcomes" from the U.S.-Ukraine meeting. "Ukraine's position in these talks will be fully constructive," he had said ahead of Tuesday's talks.
The U.S. delegation was led by Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Witkoff.
Ukraine's negotiating group included Yermak -- the head of Zelenskyy's office -- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa.
"The team is on site," Yermak wrote on Telegram on Tuesday morning. "Getting ready to work. Protecting Ukrainian interests, a clear vision of ending the war, we will work effectively with our American partners."
Trump's administration is pushing Kyiv to make concessions in pursuit of a peace deal to end Russia's invasion. The White House also wants Ukraine to sign off on a controversial minerals sharing agreement Trump has framed as a way to recoup tens of billions of U.S. aid sent to Ukraine since 2022.
Rubio has said the Russians "are going to have to do difficult things" too, though Trump and his top officials have not said what concessions Moscow may be asked to make. U.S. and Russian negotiators first met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month.
Ahead of the talks on Tuesday, a source close to Zelenskyy confirmed to ABC News that Ukraine was going to propose a partial ceasefire that would apply to long-range air strikes and attacks at sea.
"We want to propose a partial ceasefire that can be monitored and then see how the Russians respond to determine the next steps," the source added.
Rubio said on Tuesday that the minerals deal with Ukraine "was not the subject of our talks today," but that Trump and Zelenskyy will work "to bring to finality the signature of the deal."
The joint statement on the talks released by the U.S. and Ukraine noted that "both countries' presidents agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine's critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine's economy and guarantee Ukraine's long-term prosperity and security."
The talks began hours after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack of the war into Russia. Russian authorities said defense forces downed 337 drones overnight into Tuesday, including 91 over Moscow. At least two people were killed and eight injured in the capital, Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said.
Asked Tuesday morning if the Ukrainian strikes were intended to disrupt nascent ceasefire talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists, "There are no negotiations yet. So far the Americans, in their own words, are trying to understand how ready Ukraine is for peace talks. There are no negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here yet."
