Ukraine is still after a security guarantee from America, that it would step in if Russia was to invade once more after a ceasefire was signed. This is an assurance the White House has so far refused to give. After this meeting in Saudi, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff could well meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow later this week.

The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after talks where Kyiv said it would accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia,

Speaking in Jeddah, Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Saudi Arabia for hosting the talks and said it now falls on Russia to accept the cease-fire terms outlined by the U.S. and Ukraine and to move toward "real negotiations" that actually end the war.