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Los Angeles Times
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
U.S. holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians to discuss a potential ceasefire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. negotiators worked on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Each side has accused the other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war. Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after President Trump spoke with the countries' leaders, but the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack. While the White House said 'energy and infrastructure' would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to 'energy infrastructure.' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would also like to see railways and ports protected. Talks Monday are expected to address some of those differences, as well as a potential pause in attacks in the Black Sea to ensure the safety of commercial shipping. U.S. and Russian representatives met in the morning in the Saudi capital, Russia's state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. The U.S. and Ukrainian teams met Sunday in Riyadh. Serhii Leshchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, said the delegation remained in Riyadh on Monday and expected to meet again with the Americans. Grigory Karasin, head of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian parliament's upper house and a participant in Monday's talks, told the Interfax news agency the negotiations were going on in a 'creative way' and that the U.S. and Russian delegations 'understand each other's views.' Meanwhile, both Russia and Ukraine continued to launch attacks across their borders. The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday a Ukrainian drone attacked an oil pumping station in southern Russia that serves a pipeline carrying Kazakhstan's Caspian Sea oil to the Russian port of Novorossiisk for export. It said the drone was downed before it could reach the pumping station. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday the Russian military has been fulfilling President Vladimir Putin's order to halt attacks on energy facilities for 30 days. He has accused Ukraine of derailing the partial ceasefire with attacks on Russia's energy facilities, including a gas metering station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's military General Staff rejected Moscow's accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the station, a claim Peskov called 'absurd.' Zelensky said Sunday evening that 'since March 11, a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table, and these attacks could have already stopped. But it is Russia that continues all this.' He added that Ukraine's partners — 'the U.S., Europe, and others around the world' — should increase pressure on Russia 'to stop this terror.' Zelensky has emphasized that Ukraine is open to Trump's proposal of a full, 30-day ceasefire. Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine's military mobilization — demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies. Speaking on 'Fox News Sunday,' Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he expected 'some real progress' at talks and that a pause in hostilities by both countries in the Black Sea would 'naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire.' Asked about reports speculating that China might send peacekeepers to Ukraine to enforce any peace deal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded Monday with an unequivocal no. 'Let me stress that the report is completely false. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent,' Guo said at a briefing. China has provided Russia with trade earnings from oil and other natural resources, along with diplomatic backing, but has not given any weapons or sent any personnel. China is, however, on close terms with North Korea, which has sent troops to fight alongside the Russian army. A 'massive targeted cyberattack' hit Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia on Sunday, the company wrote on Telegram, adding that it was working to restore its systems on Monday. The company said the attack did not affect train movements or schedules but disrupted its online booking system. 'The railway continues to operate despite physical attacks on the infrastructure, and even the most vile cyberattacks cannot stop it,' the company wrote. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces claimed Monday it destroyed four military helicopters in Russia's Belgorod region with the use of U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems. It published drone footage on its Telegram page of what it said was the attack. The strikes occurred at a concealed 'jumping-off point' for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. A Russian missile struck the northern city of Sumy, across the border from Russia's Kursk region, hitting residential buildings and a school, said regional head Volodymyr Artiukh. Children at the school were being evacuated at the time, and all were safe, he added. But acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said 28 people were injured, including four children. He did not specify whether the four were in the school when the attack occurred. Earlier, Russia fired 99 attack and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's air force, of which 57 were shot down. Gambrell and Novikov write for the Associated Press. Novikov reported from Kyiv. The AP's Christopher Bodeen in Beijing contributed.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US, Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to talk ceasefire
(NewsNation) — U.S. and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to once again discuss a potential ceasefire with Ukraine. The talks began early Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Russia's TASS and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. The meetings were preceded by — and are expected to be followed by — additional negotiations between the United States and Ukraine. The meetings come on the heels of Russia launching nearly 100 drones at Ukraine overnight. Conversely, Moscow said it intercepted nearly 30 drones launched by Ukraine. Second lady Usha Vance to travel to Greenland to 'learn about heritage' Russian drones killed at least three people — including a five-year-old — in Kyiv over the weekend, Ukrainian officials told the Associated Press. The ceasefire could pause long-range attacks from both Russia and Ukraine against energy facilities and civilian infrastructure, as well as halt attacks in the Black Sea to ensure safe commercial shipping. There is an added push coming from the U.S. for a solution as quickly as possible, though President Donald Trump told reporters there is no firm deadline for the Russians to make a ceasefire decision. 'Not a deadline, but I think we'll have one,' Trump said. 'They're going at it pretty heavy. But I think we'll have one fairly soon.' Officials hope Monday's talks will allow negotiators to iron out details of a possible limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Already, the two sides have agreed to a limited ceasefire on energy sites, but there is not yet word on when or how that would come into the fold. Venezuela accepts migrant flight with Tren de Aragua members: US The U.S. held a series of talks with Ukraine over the weekend, and the takeaway from American leadership in Kyiv is that the discussions have been productive — but that there are still some gaps to bridge 'So, there are grievances on both sides. But our job and at the direction, again, I stress, of the president, our job is to narrow the issues, bring the parties together and stop the killing. That's the game plan,' Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, said on 'Fox News Sunday.' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized that his country is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire proposed by Trump. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine's military mobilization — demands rejected by Ukraine and its Western allies. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
24-03-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
U.S. talks with Ukraine, Russia begin in Saudi Arabia as Zelenskyy calls for "more pressure" on Putin
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — U.S. negotiators worked to hammer out details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle last week to a limited ceasefire, after President Trump spoke with the countries' leaders, but the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack. While the White House said "energy and infrastructure" would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to "energy infrastructure." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would also like to see railways and ports protected, and he has repeatedly questioned Vladimir Putin's interest in any easing of the war. In a video message posted Sunday evening, Zelenskyy said Russia's latest drone attack on Kyiv killed three people, including "a father and his 5-year-old daughter," while a day earlier, he said a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia "took the lives of an entire family — a mother, a father, and their daughter." As the delegations met in Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy said there "must be more pressure on Russia to stop this terror. And that depends on all our partners — the U.S., Europe, and others around the world." The talks in Riyadh on Monday were expected to address some of the differences over what, exactly, could be included in a limited initial ceasefire, such as a potential pause in attacks in the Black Sea to ensure the safety of commercial shipping. U.S. and Russian representatives began meeting Monday morning in the Saudi capital, Russia's state-run Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. The U.S. and Ukrainian teams met on Sunday in Riyadh, and more contacts were expected, though it was not clear when. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday the Russian military was fulfilling an order from Putin to halt attacks on energy facilities for 30 days. Peskov spoke several days after Mr. Trump said , following a phone call with Putin, that the Russian leader had agreed to an "immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure" in Ukraine. Russian strikes hit civilian infrastructure in the hours after Mr. Trump remarked on his call with Putin, including one that damaged a hospital, but Moscow claimed to have shot down its own weapons that were launched at energy sites before they reached their targets in Ukraine, in accordance with the purported agreement. Peskov then accused Ukraine of derailing the partial ceasefire with an attack on a gas metering station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's military General Staff rejected Moscow's accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the station, a claim Peskov called "absurd." Meanwhile, Russian troops launched a new barrage of drones, including decoys, into Ukraine overnight into Monday, according to Ukraine's air force, causing some damage and injuries. Before the latest attack, in his televised statement Sunday evening, Zelenskyy said that "since March 11, a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table, and these attacks could have already stopped. But it is Russia that continues all this." Zelenskyy has emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire that Mr. Trump has proposed. But Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a total halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine's military mobilization — demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Mr. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he expected "some real progress" at the talks in Saudi Arabia, and that a pause in hostilities between both countries in the Black Sea would "naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire." Serhii Leshchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, said the delegation remained in Riyadh on Monday and expected to meet again with the Americans. Asked about reports speculating that China might send peacekeepers to Ukraine to enforce any future peace deal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded Monday with an unequivocal no. "Let me stress that the report is completely false. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent," Guo said at a daily briefing. China has provided Russia with trade earnings from oil and other natural resources, along with diplomatic backing , but has not given any weapons or sent any personnel. China is, however, on close terms with North Korea, which has sent troops to fight alongside the Russian army.
CBC
24-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
U.S. diplomats meet with Russia, Ukraine counterparts in push for partial ceasefire
Russian, Ukrainian delegations are involved in separate meetings with Trump administration officials U.S. and Russian negotiators on Monday sat down for talks in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine, hours after a round of negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, Russian news reports said. The state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies said the negotiations had begun in the capital Riyadh. The meeting is expected to be followed by another contact between U.S. and Ukrainian teams. The separate meetings are set to discuss details of a pause in long-range attacks from both Russia and Ukraine against energy facilities and civilian infrastructure, as well as a halt on attacks in the Black Sea to ensure safe commercial shipping. Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders. But the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack and accused each other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in fighting that started when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Russia, Ukraine exchange accusations While the White House said "energy and infrastructure" would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to "energy infrastructure." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would also like railways and ports to be protected. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized Friday that the agreement reached between Trump and Putin referred only to energy facilities, adding that the Russian military is fulfilling Putin's order to halt such attacks for 30 days. Peskov accused Ukraine of derailing the partial ceasefire with an attack on a gas metering station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's military General Staff rejected Moscow's accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the Sudzha gas metering station, a claim Peskov rejected as "absurd." Trump may not be a 'madman,' but his foreign policy shows signs of it Trump wants U.S. control of Ukraine's nuclear plants. How would that work, exactly? In a televised statement Sunday evening, Zelenskyy said that "since March 11, a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table, and these attacks could have already stopped. But it is Russia that continues all this." "There must be more pressure on Russia to stop this terror," Zelenskyy said, adding that it "depends on all our partners — the U.S., Europe, and others around the world." Zelenskyy has emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire that Trump has proposed, while Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine's military mobilization — demands rejected by Ukraine and its Western allies. 'Constructive talks' so far: Zelenskyy As for Sunday talks in Riyadh between Ukrainian and U.S. representatives, Zelenskyy said they had been conducted on a more "technical level" compared to similar meetings last week, this time involving representatives from Ukraine's military, energy ministry and diplomatic corps. "Our team is working in a fully constructive manner, and the discussion is quite useful. The work of the delegations continues," Zelenskyy said. "But no matter what we're discussing with our partners right now, Putin must be pushed to issue a real order to stop the strikes, because the one who brought this war must be the one to take it back." Media Audio | The Current : What Trump's approach to Ukraine says about the shifting global order Caption: U.S. President Donald Trump has been trying to use telephone diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine — but historian Margaret MacMillan says Russia hasn't made any concessions so far. She talks with Matt Galloway about what Trump's approach to the war might tell us about the shifting world order, and where Canada fits into it. Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia came under a "massive targeted cyber attack" on its online services on Sunday, the company wrote on Telegram, adding that the restoration of its systems was ongoing as of Monday morning. The company said the cyberattack did not affect train movements or schedules, but that the online purchase of tickets was currently unavailable. Russian troops fired 99 strike and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight Sunday, according to Ukraine's air force, of which 57 were shot down and 36 were lost from radar. The remaining drones caused damage in at least five regions of Ukraine, the air force report says. In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone struck a residential building in the village of Velyka Babka, injuring a 25-year-old man and a pregnant woman. Both were hospitalized, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Monday morning. In the Kyiv region, one man suffered shrapnel injuries overnight as a Russian drone struck a residential area, officials said.
Chicago Tribune
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
US holds separate talks with Russian and Ukrainian representatives to discuss proposed ceasefire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. negotiators worked to hammer out details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Each side has accused the other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war. Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders, but the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack. While the White House said 'energy and infrastructure' would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to 'energy infrastructure.' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would also like to see railways and ports protected. Talks Monday are expected to address some of those differences, as well as a potential pause in attacks in the Black Sea to ensure the safety of commercial shipping. U.S. and Russian representatives began meeting in the morning in the Saudi capital, Russia's state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. The U.S. and Ukrainian teams met on Sunday in Riyadh, and more contacts were expected, though it was not clear when. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday the Russian military is fulfilling President Vladimir Putin's order to halt attacks on energy facilities for 30 days. Peskov accused Ukraine of derailing the partial ceasefire with an attack on a gas metering station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's military General Staff rejected Moscow's accusations and blamed the Russian military for shelling the station, a claim Peskov called 'absurd.' Meanwhile, Russian troops launched a new barrage of drones, including decoys, into Ukraine overnight into Monday, according to Ukraine's air force, causing some damage and injuries. Before the latest attack, Zelenskyy said in a televised statement Sunday evening that 'since March 11, a proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table, and these attacks could have already stopped. But it is Russia that continues all this.' He added that Ukraine's partners — 'the U.S., Europe, and others around the world' — should step up pressure on Russia 'to stop this terror.' Zelenskyy has emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire that Trump has proposed. But Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine's military mobilization — demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies. Speaking on 'Fox News Sunday,' Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he expected 'some real progress' at the talks in Saudi Arabia, and that a pause in hostilities between both countries in the Black Sea would 'naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire.' Serhii Leshchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, said the delegation remained in Riyadh on Monday and expected to meet again with the Americans. China rules out supplying peacekeeping forces Asked about reports speculating that China might send peacekeepers to Ukraine to enforce any future peace deal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded Monday with an unequivocal no. 'Let me stress that the report is completely false. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent,' Guo said at a daily briefing. China has provided Russia with trade earnings from oil and other natural resources, along with diplomatic backing, but has not given any weapons or sent any personnel. China is, however, on close terms with North Korea, which has sent troops to fight alongside the Russian army. Ukrainian railways hit by cyberattack A 'massive targeted cyberattack' hit Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia on Sunday, the company wrote on Telegram, adding that the restoration of its systems was ongoing as of Monday morning. The company said the attack did not affect train movements or schedules, but that the online booking system was currently unavailable. 'The railway continues to operate despite physical attacks on the infrastructure, and even the most vile cyberattacks cannot stop it,' the company wrote. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces claimed to have destroyed four military helicopters in Russia's Belgorod region with the use of American-supplied HIMARS rocket systems. The special forces published drone footage of what they said was the attack on their Telegram page on Monday. The group wrote that the strikes had occurred at a concealed 'jumping-off point' for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces. Russian troops, meanwhile, fired 99 attack and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight Sunday, according to Ukraine's air force, of which 57 were shot down and 36 were lost from radar. In the Kyiv region, one man suffered injuries overnight as a Russian drone struck a residential area. 'The man has superficial shrapnel wounds to his abdomen, chest, thighs, and head,' the acting head of the Kyiv region, Mykola Kalashnyk, wrote on Telegram on Monday. In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone struck a residential building in the village of Velyka Babka, injuring a 25-year-old man and a pregnant woman. Both were hospitalized, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Monday morning. In Zaporizhzhia, Russian drones damaged several houses of local residents overnight with one elderly woman suffering light injuries, regional head Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram. Originally Published: March 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM CDT
