‘Ready to do everything to achieve peace’: Ukraine wants to end war with Russia, says top official as talks with US begin
WORLD | Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that Kyiv wants peace and is ready to negotiate to end the ongoing war.
Ukraine and US officials started talks on Tuesday (March 11), where Zelensky's country is expected to propose a plan to the US for a partial ceasefire with Russia.
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The Ukrainian foreign ministry posted on social media that "a meeting of Ukrainian and American delegations begins in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia."
Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that Kyiv wants peace and is ready to negotiate to end the ongoing war.
“We are ready to do everything to achieve peace,” the Ukrainian presidency chief of staff told AFP.
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The statement came hours after Ukraine launched a massive and largest-ever drone attack on Moscow.
The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that it shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over several regions overnight, including 91 around Moscow. Another 126 drones were downed over the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, the ministry added.
At least one person was reportedly killed in the strike, which seemed to be Ukraine's biggest drone attack of the war on the Russian capital. The strikes also sparked fires, suspending air and train transport in the region, authorities said.
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'Dear Americans, dear Ukrainians'
Meanwhile, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, soon after the meeting started, posted on social media stressing the importance of today’s US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah.
"Dear Americans, dear Ukrainians, don’t waste this chance. The whole world is watching you in Jeddah today. Good luck!" he wrote in the post.
Dear Americans, dear Ukrainians, don’t waste this chance. The whole world is watching you in Jeddah today. Good luck!
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(With inputs from agencies)
