Russia-US talks: no official statement

On March 24, Saudi Arabia hosted another round of talks between the United States and Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Both countries were expected to issue a joint statement on the morning of March 25 following discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Black Sea, the US-Russia Security Council reported. CBS News sources familiar with the situation. However, it appears there will be no official statement.

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Two sources said the statement was expected at 4 a.m. Washington time, which would be 00 a.m. in Moscow, but so far there has been no statement from U.S. officials.

While the details of the expected announcement were unclear, reports given to the Trump administration by the U.S. technical team in Riyadh appeared encouraging, the sources said.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters more than an hour after the statement was expected to be released that Russian officials were still analyzing information passed to Moscow by Russian negotiators in Saudi Arabia.

"The content of the technical talks will certainly not be 'published'. That is not to be expected," he said, describing the discussions as "deep-dive talks."

“The reports presented in the capital [by Russian negotiators to the government] are being analyzed, and only after that will it be possible to talk about some kind of agreements,” Peskov explained to journalists, noting that the dialogue between Russian and American officials will continue.

A Russian negotiator told the state-run TASS news agency on March 25 that Moscow would continue "useful" talks with the United States on the war in Ukraine and would seek to involve the United Nations and other countries in the discussions.

"We talked about everything. It was a tense dialogue, not easy, but very useful for both us and the Americans," said Grigory Karasin, specifying that many issues were discussed during the 12-hour talks at a luxury hotel in Riyadh.

One source told CBS News that Ukrainian officials were also briefed on the content of the U.S.-Russia talks.

A previous agreement brokered by the UN and Turkey, from which Russia withdrew in 2023, allowed for seaborne shipping in the Black Sea, enabling grain exports by both countries.

U.S. officials involved in talks with Russian representatives in Saudi Arabia include Michael Anton of the State Department and Andrew Peak of the White House National Security Council.

National Security Adviser Mike Walz said on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on March 23 that a cease-fire on “air infrastructure” went into effect immediately after Donald Trump’s call with Vladimir Putin. The next item on the agenda, he said, is a maritime cease-fire that would allow the movement of grain, fuel, and other goods.

"And then we will discuss the line of control, that is, the actual front line, which includes details of verification mechanisms, peacekeeping efforts, freezing the line at current positions. And, of course, a broader and permanent peace," Volz concluded.

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Although negotiations between the US and Russia, and separately between the US and Ukraine, continue, the two warring countries continue to strike each other.

Meanwhile, on March 25, negotiations between Ukrainian and American delegations took place in Riyadh. Their details are not yet known.

In general, the negotiations are conducted using the “shuttle diplomacy” method – Ukraine and Russia do not communicate directly, but through the United States as an intermediary.

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