Kremlin says Moscow will wait for information from US on ceasefire proposal

By Anjali Sharma

WASHINGTON – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow will wait for further details from Washington regarding a recent ceasefire proposal discussed during talks between the United States and Ukraine.

Peskov said Moscow doesn’t want to jump ahead before receiving further information.

“Yesterday, when talking to the press, both US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said that they would pass on detailed information about the conversations that took place in Jeddah through various diplomatic channels,” he said.

He noted that meetings with US officials are scheduled for the coming days, during which all necessary details will be provided.

According to a joint statement Ukraine signaled its readiness to accept a US proposal for an “immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire” after talks with a US delegation in Jeddah which resulted in Ukraine agreed a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan and Washington consenting to lift its pause on military aid to and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, media reported.

Ukrainian delegation at the meeting included Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and National Security Advisor Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Aiban also participated in the discussions.

Yermak wrote on X at the start of the meeting that it “began very constructively.”

He posted a single line during the talks, “Work in progress.” Also describing the meeting as “constructive,” Sybiha wrote on X that Ukraine seeks peace “as no one else.”