Ukraine has agreed to a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia as the United States resumes military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kyiv. In exchange, Ukraine has agreed to sign a deal granting U.S. access to Ukraine’s oil, natural gas and mineral resources “as soon as possible.” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address to Ukrainians that he had accepted the deal, following talks in Saudi Arabia. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky: “During today’s talks, the American side proposed taking a first step forward, establishing a full ceasefire for 30 days, not just stopping missiles, drones and bombs, not just ensuring security in the Black Sea, but implementing a complete ceasefire along the entire frontline. Ukraine welcomes this proposal. We see it as a positive and are ready to take this step.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would press Moscow to agree to the deal, adding, “The ball is now in their court.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russian officials were scrutinizing publicly released statements about the ceasefire proposal and did not rule out a phone call between Putin and Trump in the coming days. Overnight, Russia launched another wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. One woman was killed and nine wounded in a Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, while in the port city of Odesa, four Syrian sailors were killed when a Russian ballistic missile struck a vessel loading wheat for export to Algeria.