At least seven people were killed in Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities (Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odessa, Donetsk, Kyiv) over the weekend, while the U.S. continues separate negotiations with both countries to clarify the terms of the limited ceasefire agreed upon last week.
Yesterday, Ukrainian and American officials discussed the details of a 30-day ceasefire on energy targets between the two countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Similar discussions are taking place today in Riyadh between Russian and American officials, with the agenda including the extension of the ceasefire to the Black Sea, where one country is targeting the other’s ships, as well as the restoration of the 2022 grain agreement, which allowed the export of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain until it was suspended in 2023.
The U.S. aims for a broader ceasefire between the two countries by Easter, despite significant differences in their positions.
Moscow has stated it will agree to a temporary ceasefire only if Ukraine stops mobilizing and training troops, as well as importing weapons during this month. It also demands the cessation of foreign military aid and information sharing (which the U.S. has refused), recognition of the Ukrainian territories it has captured as Russian, and a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO.
Kyiv, on the other hand, while initially accepting the limited ceasefire focused on energy infrastructure, refuses to accept Russian sovereignty over the occupied territories and insists on Ukraine’s right to join NATO.
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