US and Ukrainian negotiators met on Sunday for second -round talks in Saudi Arabia, which aims to end the Russian war in Ukraine, as the Trump administration re -tested Kiev’s confidence in Washington.
Steve Watkov, a special envoy to the US President for Russia, has long echoed the points of the Kremlin talks and falsehoods about Ukraine, saying he “liked” Russian President Vladimir Putin and considered him “strong” after meeting him in Moscow this month.
“I don’t consider Putin a bad man,” said Right View Media personnel on Friday night with a media personality Tucker Carlson. Vetticov misrepresented the Russian -occupied territories in Ukraine that he wanted to join Russia and described the post -war security efforts as “a currency and a currency”.
Washington’s goal in peace talks was “to secure a 30 -day ceasefire, during which we discuss a permanent ceasefire,” Watkov said. But Kiev has already accused Moscow of violating his commitment to prevent attacks on energy infrastructure.
The Kremlin did not comment on the Vaticov interview, but the supporters of the government have welcomed it.
Russian propaganda Broadcaster RT chief editor Margareta Simonian wrote on the telegram that “the key message to Trump’s Ukraine policy” was recognizing Russia’s regional claims.
A conversation with Ukrainian officials in Riyadh on Sunday, followed by US Russia on Monday, was declared “technical” rather than a high level.
Speaking to the CBS on Sunday, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said he would “focus on a ceasefire so that the two sides could move cereals, fuel and resume trade in the Black Sea”.
Waltz said the talks would then go to the “Control Line”, which included details of the peace and verification procedures to freeze the frontline. Future talks will focus on changing the “territory for permanent peace” and “Ukraine who talk about – as a security guarantee”.
Ukrainian officials confirmed that these talks would focus on a possible ceasefire methods – it includes that it can be monitored and implemented – as well as related energy and maritime issues.
According to the Presidential Office, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustam Omarov was headed by a delegation of his country, which included Pulo Paleissa, a presidential military adviser, foreign policy adviser, Uhar Zokova, and several military officers.
An American official said the US delegation was led by the National Security Council, Andrew Pack, and Michael Anton, head of the policy plan in the State Department.
The talks ended late on Sunday evening. “Meeting with the Americans has been” fruitful and concentrated, “Omarov said. We focused on key points, including energy.”
He added, “President Wolodmeer Zelaninski aims to get a fair and lasting peace for our country and our people – and, for all Europe, we are working to make this goal a reality.”
On March 11, the first round of US Ukrainian talks was held in Jeddah, after which Kiev said he was ready to immediately accept the US proposal for a 30 -day ceasefire.
In response, Washington resumed military aid and intelligence sharing, which was disconnected last month after Trump’s dust with President Wolodimier Zelannsky in the White House-a step in Ukraine was considered important to maintain ahead of the frontline.
But Putin did not support the US Seas fire plan, who told Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that he was ready to avoid collision with Ukraine Energy Infrastructure for only 30 days.
Ukrainian officials say Russia does not fulfill that promise, as the leaders’ call has been its airstrikes since its call. The attacks – in which Zillsky said on Sunday morning that it included 1,100 drones, 1,580 guided aerial bombs and 15 different missiles – targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukraine cities.
On Saturday night, a crowd of Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital, killing at least three people and setting fire to several apartment blocks.
On Friday, Odisa was also targeted by one of the largest Russian drone strikes in the war, with regional officials saying the strikes have reduced emergency electricity.
Czech President Peter Powell, who was visiting Odisa and boarded a train for Kiev just 20 minutes before the drone strike, said the strikes identified the challenge of dialogue with Russia.
“When announcing a ceasefire negotiations or negotiations on a ceasefire, he will have to really be blasphemous when announcing a mass attack on civilian infrastructure, he told reporters.” “It is very difficult to deal with such a party.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt peace talks through a gas metering station in Sudza, a town in Sudza, a town in Russia by an oil depot and Russian forces in the CrossNoder region. Kiev accused Moscow of attacking.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakarova said on Saturday, “These measures are fully disliked by any agreement and do not want peace.”
Moscow has presented a photo of a dialogue conversation with the United States on Monday as a lower -level technical meeting with the United States to discuss safe passage for ships in the Black Sea.
Its delegation will consist of a career diplomat and chair of the International Affairs Committee in the upper house of parliament, and adviser to the head of the FSB Spy Agency, Sergey Betda.
In his interview, Vaticov also criticized efforts by British Prime Minister Sir Career Starr to assist in defending any peace in the UK, a “one currency and a pose”.
Watkov told Carlson that the star and other European leaders believe that “we have all become like Winston Churchill”.
The Storm hosted military planners from more than 30 countries near London last week that a multinational effort to defend any ceasefire was discussed. Britain and France will lead any such power.
Doning Street refused to comment on it, but Chancellor Rachel Rifes said he was not “discharged” from Vaticov’s remarks.
“We have to make sure that if there is a ceasefire, it can be defended,” he told the BBC. “Of course. America has to be an important part of it.”
George Parker’s additional reporting in London
