"We are going with the mood to fight" - Russia about negotiations in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine is counting on a partial ceasefire for the period of negotiations in Saudi Arabia, during which US officials will meet with Russian and Ukrainian delegations. Instead, the Russian envoys "are going with the mood to fight." This is reported by UNN with reference to the Russian news agency TASS and the publication AFP.

Details

AFP writes about an anonymous source who said that the Ukrainian side plans to agree on at least a temporary restriction on strikes from the Russian Federation on Monday, March 24. 

Ukraine hopes to achieve at least a partial ceasefire at the upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia

"A Ukrainian source added that it is still "unclear" when any ceasefire could be implemented, as "there have been no responses from the Russians," the publication summarizes.

Instead, Russian Senator Grigory Karasin said that the Russian representatives in the negotiations with the United States in Riyadh are counting on progress and "are going with the mood to fight." 

First of all, we have one issue that we will (work on). It is difficult to count on the entire agenda, but we are going with the mood to fight for the resolution of at least one issue

The purpose of these simultaneous negotiations between Ukrainians and Americans on the one hand and Russians and Americans on the other will be to try to reach an agreement on ending mutual attacks, including in the Black Sea.

Recall

Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the military cabinet in Kharkiv, discussed the situation at the front and preparations for the meeting of the Ukrainian and American delegations in Saudi Arabia. He also heard reports from the commanders of the Kharkiv Operational Task Force.

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