Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the issue of territories was discussed during talks with the US delegation in Saudi Arabia, despite not being on the meeting’s agenda.

Source:Suspilne, citing Zelenskyy at a meeting with journalists on Friday 14 March, as reported by European Pravda

Details:Zelenskyy said that "the US side goes into details and substance". He cited the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as an example.

"You can't just say: here's the plant [the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – ed.], and the city is separate. I believe that the issue of territories is the most difficult one after the issue of establishing a ceasefire," he said.

The Ukrainian president also stressed that all partners know Ukraine's position: the occupied territories are never to be recognised as Russian.

Background:

• Following the talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 11 March, Ukraine said it is willing to implement a 30-day ceasefire, provided that Russia also adheres to it.
• On Thursday 13 March, Putin responded cautiously to the US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, neither rejecting it outright nor accepting it, but suggesting that Moscow might set its own conditions.
• US President Donald Trump said Putin’s statement was "promising but not complete". He also said that if Russia did not agree to a 30-day ceasefire, it would be "a very disappointing moment for the world".

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