Russia demands lifting of sanctions in exchange for ceasefire – US secretary of state
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:36:28 +0200
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that Russia is willing to agree to a ceasefire in the Black Sea but in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
Source Rubio at a joint press conference with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness Details Rubio said Moscow had set conditions regarding the cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure and hostilities in the Black Sea during talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
One of the demands is the lifting of sanctions.
Quote Some of those conditions include sanctions that are not ours they belong to the European Union.
So were going to be gathering and sort of when our folks get back, sitting down, going through the proposals, getting their impressions of the conversations so we can more fully understand what the Russian position is or what their ask is in exchange.
Details Rubio also noted that the very fact of discussing a ceasefire is a positive signal.
I think its a good thing that we have both the Ukrainians and the Russians talking about ceasefires, be they energy or be they potentially in the Black Sea, he emphasised.
Background Russia put forward a list of demands as conditions for agreeing to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which was the subject of a meeting between representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on 2325 March.
US President Donald Trump stated that the American side would consider Russias demands for agreeing to a ceasefire in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that technical teams had not yet determined a mechanism for monitoring Russias compliance with agreements prohibiting strikes on energy infrastructure.
Because of this, it is currently impossible to assess adherence to these agreements accurately.
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