The American and Russian delegations will meet again in Saudi Arabia to figure out what they agreed on regarding the ceasefire in Ukraine.
Ukrainian analyst and blogger Roman Shrayk analyzed the situation.
The blogger briefly and ironically recalled what happened in the "previous series" of talks on a temporary ceasefire:
- Zelensky adopted the "Macron plan" for a 30-day ceasefire in the air and at sea;
- but at the talks in Jeddah, the American and Ukrainian delegations expanded this plan to a complete ceasefire for 30 days.
And then, Shrike continues, "special liaison officer Witkoff went to Moscow and discussed something with Putin." And then Trump and Putin spoke on the phone.
"The conflicting press releases suggest:
1) Putin essentially rejected a complete ceasefire, putting forward conditions - stopping mobilization and military assistance to Ukraine (including the provision of intelligence).
2) Instead, they agreed:
- according to the Kremlin's version - do not attack the "energy infrastructure" for 30 days;
- according to Mar-a-Lago - do not attack "energy and infrastructure" (terms not specified).
That is, they even narrowed down the initial "Macron plan," but they themselves didn't understand how. Translation difficulties, no other way," the analyst says.
In the future, the delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States will meet again in the long-suffering Jeddah (March 23) to understand what they agreed on.
"And, I note, no one has yet agreed on the supposed partial ceasefire with Ukraine. The puck is moving into the sands of Saudi Arabia," Shrike states.
As is known, the United States and Russia may hold a second round of talks on the details of the ceasefire in Ukraine - they are scheduled for Sunday, March 23. Trump's special representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said that Trump's national security adviser Mike Walz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Saudi Arabia.