The United States announced on Tuesday that Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal, but the next step now depends on Russia to reciprocate.

The US has also lifted the pause on intelligence sharing and military assistance to Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters after a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
“Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking, and now it will be up to them to say yes or no,” referring to Russia.

“I hope they’re going to say yes, and if they do, then I think we’ve made great progress. If they say no, then we will, unfortunately, know what the impediment is to peace here,” Rubio added.

Rubio emphasised that President Donald Trump is focused on stopping the conflict and reducing casualties:
“The President has been abundantly clear: he wants the shooting to stop. He wants the warfare to stop. He wants the dying and the suffering to stop. He believes that the only way to end this war is to negotiate an end to it — and it’s always easier to negotiate when people aren’t shooting at each other.”

A joint statement issued by the US and Ukraine confirmed Ukraine’s readiness to implement the ceasefire:
“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties and is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation. The US will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.”

The statement also confirmed that the US would immediately resume intelligence sharing and security assistance to Ukraine.