After twelve hours of closed talks in Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States completed discussions on Monday to establish a partial truce in Ukraine, more than three years after the start of the Russian offensive. The White House and the Kremlin must publish a joint statement on Tuesday 25 March to summarize their negotiations, qualified as “useful” by one of the Russian negotiators.
Despite the acceleration of efforts to reach a ceasefire, the fighting continues. On Monday, a Russian strike made 90 injured, including 17 children, in Soumy, in northeast of Ukraine, according to the mayor of this city.
Info to remember
⇒ Russia greets a “useful dialogue” after new talks with Washington
⇒ Moscow wishes to associate the UN with negotiations
⇒ The fights and the strikes continue despite the acceleration of the discussions
07:40
Russian-American talks on Ukraine: Moscow welcomes a “useful dialogue”
Russia praised Tuesday of a “useful dialogue” with Washington, displaying the wish that it continues with the involvement of the UN, after twelve hours of talks the day before in camera in Saudi Arabia on a possible truce in Ukraine. “We talked about everything, it was an intense dialogue, not easy, but very useful for us and for the Americans,” one of the Russian negotiators, Grigori Karassine, told the official Russian agency Tass.
During these discussions where Grigori Karassine represented Russia with Sergei Besseda, an FSB executive, the security services, “many problems were discussed,” he said. “Of course, we are far from having settled everything, of agreeing on all points, but it seems to me that such a conversation is very opportune,” he said. “We will continue to do so, by leading the international community, above all the United Nations and certain countries,” he said, stressing having had the impression of “a constructive dialogue which is necessary and essential”.
06:45
Three Russian media employees killed in Ukraine, according to their employers
A reporter, a cameraman and a driver employed by a Russian newspaper and television channel were killed in eastern Ukraine while they covered the conflict, their media announced on Monday. “The correspondent forIzvestia Alexandre Fedortchak was killed in the area of the special military operation, “said this newspaper, using the euphemism of rigor to qualify the Russian offensive in Ukraine for three years.” This information was known on Monday, March 24, “added Izvestiawithout indicating if it was also the day of the reporter’s death. The circumstances of his death “are being clarified,” according to this source.
The public television channel Zvezda, which depends on the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that a cameraman and a driver were also died in this strike. The car in which they were was targeted by two Himars type missiles, according to Zvezda, evoking this American armament.
06:30
Moscow and Washington will publish this Tuesday a joint statement on their meeting in Saudi Arabia
Russia and the United States will publish a joint statement on Tuesday to summarize their negotiations around the conflict in Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Russian agencies said.
The declaration will be published Tuesday by the White House and the Kremlin, according to the TASS agency, which quotes a source within the Russian delegation. The Ria Novosti agency confirmed Monday evening that this press release would be issued by the two countries “tomorrow” on Tuesday.