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Russia and Ukraine Agree to Halt Black Sea Strikes in US-brokered Talks

Russia and Ukraine Agree to Halt Black Sea Strikes in US-brokered Talks

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The core agreements include a cessation of hostilities in the Black Sea and the implementation of a previously announced 30-day halt on attacks against energy networks.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukraine Government
1. If the Russians violate this, then I have a direct question for President Trump. If they violate, here is the evidence – we ask for sanctions, we ask for weapons, etc.
2. We believe that once Washington officially releases both statements, the ceasefire at sea and the ceasefire on energy infrastructure attacks should begin.
3. Unfortunately, even now, even today, on the very day of negotiations, we see how the Russians have already begun to manipulate.
4. These were the right meetings, the right decisions, the right steps. No one can accuse Ukraine of not moving towards sustainable peace after this.
5. Since March 11, there has been a US proposal for a total ceasefire, a complete halt to strikes. And literally every night, through its attacks, Russia keeps saying 'no' to our partners' peace proposal.
Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin
1. The content of the discussions will not be made public.
Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Ministry
1. We are… for restarting in some kind of form, in a more acceptable way for everyone, the Black Sea Initiative.
2. Moscow thinks this can only be achieved as a result of an order from Washington to Zelensky and his team.
Grigory Karasin
Russian Foreign Ministry
1. Everything was discussed – there was an intense, challenging dialogue, but it was very useful for us and for the Americans.
2. We will continue to do this, involving the international community, first of all, the United Nations and individual countries.
Rustem Umerov
Ukraine Defense Ministry
1. The Ukrainian side emphasizes that all movement by Russia of its military vessels outside of Eastern part of the Black Sea will constitute violation of the spirit of this agreement, will be regarded as violation of the commitment to ensure safe navigation of the Black Sea and threat to the national security of Ukraine.
Michael Waltz
Republican Party
1. We are now going to talk about a Black Sea maritime ceasefire so that both sides can move grain, fuel, and start conducting trade again in the Black Sea.
Atlantic Council
1. The United States risks being sucked down a rabbit hole of concessions, easing pressure on Russia while Russian forces continue to attack Ukrainian cities and civilians.
2. Even if a peace agreement is reached, the Black Sea region will remain a contested, militarized, and unstable space.
Janis Kluge
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
1. The demand here is that Ukraine is not allowed to attack Russian warships any more and Russia gets to inspect Ukrainian ships.