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UKRAINE: Kyiv Ready For Ceasefire Talks But RTRS Reports Russia Sceptical

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Speaking in the Polish capital, Warsaw, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says that the Ukrainian gov't is 'ready to form a team to work on a roadmap to reach a ceasefire with Russia,' adds that 'Ukraine is the country that wants the war to end the most', and 'wants a just peace'. This comes after the 11 March talks between Ukrainian officials (including Sybiha) and their US counterparts in Saudi Arabia. In the wake of the talks the US has restored aid to and intelligence sharing with the United States and is now seeking to push Russia towards accepting Ukraine's proposed 30-day ceasefire. 

  • US President Donald Trump has said that he will seek to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to push a ceasefire.
  • Reuters reports that, according to a senior Russian source, "It is difficult for Putin to agree to this in its current form," the source, [...] told Reuters. "Putin has a strong position because Russia is advancing." The source said that without guarantees alongside a ceasefire, Russia's position could swiftly become weaker and that Russia could then be blamed by the West for failing to end the war." The article reports another Russian source saying that the main focus should be on the US' resumption in aid and intel that has been 'decorated' in the ceasefire proposal.
  • Alongside Sybiha, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who has engaged in a spat with Rubio and Elon Musk in recent days, confirmed that the supplies of arms from Poland to Ukraine has resumed and that Starlinks are working. 
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Speaking in the Polish capital, Warsaw, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says that the Ukrainian gov't is 'ready to form a team to work on a roadmap to reach a ceasefire with Russia,' adds that 'Ukraine is the country that wants the war to end the most', and 'wants a just peace'. This comes after the 11 March talks between Ukrainian officials (including Sybiha) and their US counterparts in Saudi Arabia. In the wake of the talks the US has restored aid to and intelligence sharing with the United States and is now seeking to push Russia towards accepting Ukraine's proposed 30-day ceasefire. 

  • US President Donald Trump has said that he will seek to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to push a ceasefire.
  • Reuters reports that, according to a senior Russian source, "It is difficult for Putin to agree to this in its current form," the source, [...] told Reuters. "Putin has a strong position because Russia is advancing." The source said that without guarantees alongside a ceasefire, Russia's position could swiftly become weaker and that Russia could then be blamed by the West for failing to end the war." The article reports another Russian source saying that the main focus should be on the US' resumption in aid and intel that has been 'decorated' in the ceasefire proposal.
  • Alongside Sybiha, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who has engaged in a spat with Rubio and Elon Musk in recent days, confirmed that the supplies of arms from Poland to Ukraine has resumed and that Starlinks are working.