Moscow discloses timeline for Russia-US talks
Russia and the US have begun talks in Moscow on the results of Tuesday's meeting between American and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. US special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian capital at 1330 local time and his motorcade entered the Kremlin shortly after.
The US envoy's arrival in Moscow comes after representatives from Kiev and Washington issued a joint statement confirming that Kiev had agreed to a proposed 30-day ceasefire while the US announced the resumption of military aid and information sharing with Ukraine, after nearly 9.5 hours of talks in Jeddah on Tuesday.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova revealed that Moscow had closely examined the results of the talks and the relevant statements, but added that Moscow had yet to receive a formal ceasefire proposal.
Russia, she stressed, is open to discussing the initiative, while touting Witkoff's arrival in the Russian capital.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin also declined to comment on any US-Ukraine meeting and the subsequent ceasefire proposal, stating that it is waiting to be formally briefed on the initiative by Washington.
Moscow has previously opposed any temporary truce in the Ukraine conflict, arguing that Kiev will simply use it to rearm and continue fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that a resolution to the conflict must address the root causes in order to establish a long-lasting peace.
