Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea and ban on energy attacks

We need Russia to agree to that, ... it takes two to dance.”

she said, adding

Sergey Lavrovforeign Minister

We will need clear guarantees. And given the sad experience of agreements with just Kyiv, the guarantees can only be the result of an order from Washington to Zelenskiy and his team to do one thing and not the other."

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

If the Russians violate this [Black Sea deal], then I have a direct question for President Trump. If they violate, here is the evidence – we ask for sanctions, we ask for weapons, etc,

Mr Zelensky told reporters at a news conference in Kyiv

Rustem Umerovdefence Minister

This meeting is a logical extension of the successful consultations with the United States in Jeddah,

said Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who helped guide the technical conversations in Saudi Arabia, in a Facebook post

The American side believes that calm skies, as related to the energy sector, also applies to other civilian infrastructure.”

Not included in the joint statement from the United States was a ban on attacks against civilian infrastructure, which Zelensky said would still apply

In this case, Ukraine will have full right to exercise [the] right to self-defense,

he added in a readout following talks in Riyadh

The United States and Russia have agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea,

the White House said in a statement following talks in Jeddah

We separately, just in case, provided [during the meeting in Riyadh – ed.] all our [energy] facilities. We submitted a list of facilities that, in our opinion, should not be targeted,

he said, adding

It is important to hold additional technical consultations as soon as possible to agree on all the details and technical aspects of the implementation, monitoring and control of the arrangements,

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who took part in the talks, wrote on social media

We don’t need a fleet to destroy the Russian fleet. We have very, very smart guys who create sea drones. Sea drones and missiles,

says the skipper

Maybe we get some sea drones [from the Russian side] but not often. Every day, or at least every other day, we get air attacks though from Crimea,

says Lieutenant Commander Mykhailo

We don’t know the destination of every Shahed [drone] that is flying overhead is - maybe we are the target,

he adds

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

There is an understanding that the contacts will continue, but there is nothing concrete at the moment,

Peskov said

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

We’re talking about technical negotiations, negotiations with immersion in details,

Peskov said

Zelenskyy confirms his inability to observe agreements and makes it impossible for outside guarantors of any potential agreements to control him,

the ministry said

Grigory Karasindiplomat

We were at it all day from morning until late at night,

Karasin was quoted by the agency as saying on Tuesday

The United States will help restore Russia’s access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports, lower maritime insurance costs and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions,

said a White House statement

The United States will continue to facilitate negotiations between both sides to achieve a peaceful resolution, in line with the agreements made in Riyadh,

the White House noted

The Russians will be quite happy about that because they'll just keep going down more and more rabbit holes and they'll present little gains for the US,

he explains

But they won't address the central issue,

he says