Russia, Ukrain

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to “ensure safe mobility, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial ships for military purposes in the Black Sea,” the Trump administration said on Tuesday, claiming limited progress in the efforts made to mediate a peace agreement between the two countries.

The agreements were announced in Separate data By the White House after US officials held a separate bilateral talks With Ukrainian and Russian delegations this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ukrainian President Foludmir Zelinski said that his country had an understanding that the Black Sea agreement was immediately valid, and the Russian government also issued a statement confirming that it had agreed to the conditions.

Zelinski pointed out that the White House statement did not specify any measures that must be taken if Russia violated the terms of the agreement, and said that Ukraine will resume directly to the Trump administration for more weapons and more sanctions against Russia in such a case.

“According to the agreement between the heads of the Russian Federation and the United States, the Russian and American aspects agreed to ensure the implementation of the” Black Sea initiative, “which includes ensuring the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, the lack of power and the prevention of the use of commercial vessels for military purposes while organizing appropriate control measures through inspection of this currency.

He said that in exchange for the Black Sea deal, the United States will help restore access to agricultural exports and Russian fertilizers to the global market, reduce the cost of shipping insurance, and expand access to ports and payment systems for such transactions. “

It seems that the conditions of the deal, as the Kremlin described it, depends largely on the previous black marine grain initiative, and the ceasefire of the United Nations and Turkey Russia moved away from 2023. Moscow claimed that the United States and other Ukrainian partners did not keep pace with the end of the agreement in 2023, by preventing the export of some Russian agricultural products.

The White House data also said on Tuesday that the United States agreed with Russia and Ukraine to “develop measures to implement” agreements between President Trump and the leaders of the two countries “to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine.

On Sunday, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said about “He faced the nation with Margaret Brennan“The ceasefire on” air infrastructure “entered into force as soon as a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

Mr. Trump Putin said he agreed While they were invited to stop the attacks immediately “all energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine, where a different version of the deal of the Kremlin was presented. Hours after announcing the deal, Ukraine He accused Russia To violate the agreement as described by Mr. Trump.

Waltz said on Sunday that the marine ceasefire to allow the movement of grains, fuel and other commodities on the agenda.

Waltz said: “Then we will talk about the control line, which is the actual front lines, which are included in the details of the verification mechanisms, the preservation of peace, and the freezing of the lines they are. Then, of course, the broader and permanent peace.”

Margaret Brennan and

Jennifer Jacobs

He contributed to this report.