“We agree with the US National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, that bilateral consultations will be kept by experts appointed by both presidents. The consultations will take place on Monday, March 24, in Riad,” Ushakov told the local press.
On the part of Russia, he added, the head of the Committee of International matters of the Senate, Grigori Karasin, and the advisor of the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB, former KGB), Serguéi Beseda.
“It’s about experienced negotiators Very knowledgeable about the international problem, ”he said.
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He recalled that, in line with what was agreed on Tuesday, March 18 in telephone conversation by Presidents Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trumpaddressed with Waltz the call for consultations at expert levels on a Possible truce in the Black Sea.
Ushakov stressed that the well -known Black Sea initiative, which allowed the Safe navigation of Ukrainian Cargueros With grain for export, it was Agreed in July 2022 With the collaboration of the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, but was never fully implemented.
“Hopefully this Monday’s next consultations are productive,” he said.
The First round of Russian-American negotiations took place in Riyadh on February 18 And it was attended by delegations headed by Russian Foreign Minister Serguéi Lavrov, and the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
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Putin unilaterally announced after talking with Trump a energy truce, That entered into force that same day, but Ukraine wants to extend that measure to all civil infrastructure.
In this regard, the Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskisaid that kyiv will continue air attacks until that 30 -day partial truce has been reflected in a document.