US to Press Ukraine for Ceasefire Commitments at Saudi Meeting
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US and Ukrainian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss the timing and scope of an initial ceasefire with Russia, with multiple points of tension still to be ironed out.
The planned talks in Jeddah will follow several days of intense pressure by President Donald Trump's administration on the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, including the suspension of military aid and intelligence assistance. Those moves were designed to persuade him to agree to a partial truce that would then enable negotiations to halt the three-year Russian invasion.
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