(11 Mar 2025)
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 11 March 2025
1. Various exteriors of the Ritz-Carlton hotel where the talks take place
2. Wide of walkway, flags and road
3. Wide of Ritz-Carlton hotel exterior
4. Various wide of walkway, flags and road
5. Mid of foundation outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel
6. Mid of Saudi Arabia flags
7. Mid of flags (left to right: the United States, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine)
STORYLINE:
A Ukrainian delegation set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, two senior Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
This also includes the release of prisoners as part of the proposed ceasefire.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about Tuesday’s meeting, also told The Associated Press that the Ukrainian delegation is ready to sign an agreement with the United States on access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals — a deal that U.S. President Donald Trump is keen to secure.
The officials discussed the confidence-building measures, with no further details, ahead of the Ukrainian negotiating team’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah.
Kyiv is trying to repair damage when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to Washington descended into an Oval Office argument with Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
At stake is the military aid and intelligence previously offered by the United States that had helped Ukraine in the war but is now paused as Washington pushes for a peace agreement.
Rubio and Zelenskyy landed a few hours apart Monday in Saudi Arabia, but did not meet.
AP video shot by Baraa Anwer
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