US and Russia are negotiating today in Saudi Arabia

Another against the United States -Russia is scheduled today in search of some real result of the efforts of President Donald Trump to bring the stop – though briefly – the battles in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin did not support the US -actions accepted by Kiev, and only suggested that he would not shoot Ukrainian energy and key infrastructure, but if the Ukrainians also accept it.

A day earlier in Riyadh for hours, Ukrainian and American delegations were negotiated for hours, according to Ukrainians, the agenda included their proposals on the Russian idea. And the Kremlin spokesman practically confirmed that there were more of the two officially announced telephone conversations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

The Americans have announced that they will discuss on Monday with the Russian delegation the security of shipping in the Black Sea, which is why Kiev sent not only energy experts but also military representatives from the Navy and Air Force.

Hours before the talks in Saudi Arabia, US President President Steve Whitkoff, in an interview that he believed in the Russian leader’s peace, that he liked him, that the key question for peace is to accept that their occupied territories are actually part of Russia and does not see a Russian threat to the rest of Europe.

« I think you will see some real progress in Saudi Arabia on Monday, especially as far as the Black Sea truce is concerned for the ships between the two countries. Asked Western criticism of Putin, he said there were two sides of every story and downplayed fears among Washington allies in NATO that Moscow could be encouraged by a deal and invaded other neighbors. « I just don’t see that he wants to take over the whole of Europe. It’s a very different situation than that of World War II. »

White House National Security Advisor Mike Walz was more specific, saying the United States discussed during negotiations between Russia and Ukraine measures to build trust, including the future of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the conflict. « We are talking about a number of confidence building measures. This is one of them, » Waltz told CBS News. Asked for the purposes of wider negotiations, Walz said that once the fire was agreed in the Black Sea, « we will talk about the line of control, which is the actual front line. » « And this is entering the details of the check mechanisms, the maintenance of peace, the freezing of the lines where they are, » said Waltz. « And then, of course, the wider and constant peace. »

President Volodimir Zelenski held a session of the Kharkov military cabinet on Saturday, discussed in particular preparation for the meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia on March 23.

The Ukrainian delegation of negotiations with the United States in Saudi Arabia is as constructive as possible and the talks are useful, said Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski on Sunday from Kiev. « Our team works in a completely constructive way. The conversation is quite useful, the work of the delegations continues, » Zelenski said in a television statement. « But no matter what we say to our partners today, we have to get (Vladimir) Putin to give a real command to stop the blows. The war has led to this war, » he added.