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Ukraine accepts deal, says Rubio: ‘We’ll take this to the Russians’
Ukraine on Tuesday accepted a deal put forward by the Trump administration during a meeting in Saudi Arabia, a significant step forward in securing a ceasefire agreement and bringing an end to the war with Russia.
«We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes,» Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters.
Rubio, standing alongside national security advisor Mike Waltz, did not detail exactly what was in this agreement, but according to a readout provided by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Kyiv has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire contingent on Moscow’s acceptance of the terms.
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From left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
«We hope the Russians answer to that,» Rubio said. «The best goodwill gesture the Russians can provide is to say yes.»
In response to Kyiv’s willingness to accept Washington’s hard-fought preliminary proposal, President Donald Trump agreed to lift the pause on U.S. security assistance to Ukraine «effective immediately» and renewed U.S. intelligence sharing.
Rubio said if and once Moscow agrees to this preliminary agreement, the real negotiations can commence.
«This is very serious. Today people will die in this war. They died yesterday, and sadly, unless there’s a ceasefire tonight, they’ll die tomorrow,» Rubio said. «The president wants that to stop.»
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«We’ve gone from if this war is going to end to how this war is going to end,» Waltz told reporters.
Issues involving the return of children abducted by Russia and the return of prisoners of war will be addressed in the «second phase» of negotiations, the pair said.
Waltz confirmed that the Trump administration and the Ukrainian delegation discussed «substantive details» on security guarantees to ensure lasting peace between the two nations – though neither Kyiv nor Washington have yet confirmed the elements of those discussions.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (R) speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. In the Saudi-hosted talks, Ukraine is to present the US with a plan for a partial ceasefire with Russia, hoping to restore support from its key benefactor, which under President Donald Trump has demanded concessions to end the three-year war. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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«Both delegations agreed to name their negotiating teams and immediately begin negotiations toward an enduring peace that provides for Ukraine’s long-term security,» the readout of the talks said. «The United States committed to discussing these specific proposals with representatives from Russia.
«The Ukrainian delegation reiterated that European partners shall be involved in the peace process,» the readout added.
Rubio said a mineral deal will be discussed at a further date.
«We were here in pursuit of peace,» he told reporters. «That doesn’t mean the mineral deal is not very important.»
Russia carried out an attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, that left one woman dead and multiple injured, according to Reuters, which cited Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Serhiy Lysak. The attack comes after Ukraine agreed to the US ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the brutal three-year war.
The location of the attack may have been meant to send a message directly to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as it is his hometown. Kryvyi Rih has taken multiple hits from Russia over the course of the war.
Prior to the overnight attack, the city took a blow on March 6 when a Russian missile attack left four dead and 32 injured, according to Reuters.
Russia’s attack comes at a pivotal time in the war as Ukraine appears to be turning its focus to peace. Ukrainian officials engaged in talks with their U.S. counterparts this week in Saudi Arabia. The meeting was confirmed by Zelenskyy last week, who said that «Ukraine is most interested in peace.»
A view shows a damaged hotel at the site of a Russian missile strike, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on March 12, 2025. (Reuters/Mykola Synelnykov)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday that Ukraine had «accepted» the U.S. ceasefire plan.
«The President’s objective here is, number one, above everything else, he wants the war to end. And I think today Ukraine has taken a concrete step in that regard. We hope the Russians will reciprocate,» Secretary Rubio said on Tuesday while addressing reporters in Saudi Arabia.
U.S. officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Reuters/Getty )
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President Donald Trump addressed the ceasefire while speaking to attendees of the Business Roundtable meeting on Tuesday.
«I’ve been saying that Russia’s been easier to deal with so far than Ukraine, which is not supposed to be the way it is,» President Trump said. «But it is, and we hope to get Russia. But we have a full ceasefire from Ukraine. That’s good.»
Kremlin spokesperson Demitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that Russia is holding off on commenting on the U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal until it gets more «detailed information.» Secretary Rubio said the plan will be «directly» delivered to the Russians.
President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto via Getty Images | Contributor/Getty Images | Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Following a tense Oval Office encounter with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, President Zelenskyy appeared to change his tune about the war. Following the meeting, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that President Zelenskyy was «not ready for peace.» However, the two appeared to have reconciled, as Trump read a letter from Zelenskyy during his address to a joint session of Congress last week.
«Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,» President Trump said. «The letter reads, ‘Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians, he said. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.’»
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‘Overblown’ reports on Israel-Lebanon normalization risk hindering border talks before they begin: official
FIRST ON FOX: Reports that surfaced on Wednesday suggesting Israel and Lebanon were pursing «normalization» ties have been «overblown» and risk hurting actual hard-fought discussions, a U.S. official familiar with the talks told Fox News Digital.
Israeli reports, citing an anonymous senior Israeli official, claimed that renewed talks with Lebanon were aimed at reaching a standard diplomatic relationship between the two nations, just months after a ceasefire agreement was reached following Jerusalem’s offensive against Hezbollah.
But the U.S. official, who also requested to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the Israel-Lebanon talks, said border security is the main priority at this moment.
Supporters carry pictures of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil, who was killed in an airstrike, during his funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, Sept. 22. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
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The «current focus is ridding Lebanon of Hezbollah and corrupt officials,» the U.S. official emphasized.
«Normalized» ties between Israel and other nations in the Middle East were a cornerstone of the first Trump administration, which looked to bring security to Israel by establishing diplomatic ties between Jerusalem and its Arab neighbors.
But relations in the Middle East have drastically shifted since 2021, when Trump left office.
Not only is Israel staring down the glaring issue of Hamas – which still holds 59 hostages, 58 of whom were taken by the terrorist group during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks – but the «day after» plan for the Gaza Strip remains unclear.
Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 11, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)
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As negotiations between the U.S., Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas continue, the threat posed by other Iran-backed terrorist networks remains – particularly when it comes to the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Biden administration, alongside France, helped broker a 60-day ceasefire in late November between Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon that intended to end the hostilities by dismantling the terrorist organization in southern Lebanon coupled with the withdrawal of Israeli forces – neither were ever fully realized.
Despite the end of the ceasefire in late January, the security situation in southern Lebanon has remained relatively stable, though it continues to be a precarious situation.
Working groups that will encompass U.S., Israeli and Lebanese officials, are being established to renew talks on unresolved issues relating to prisoner releases, border disputes and the presence of IDF troops in southern Lebanon – which currently remain in a move to safeguard Israelis living in the country’s north.
The southern Lebanese town of Kfarkela as seen from the border of Israel, on Feb. 18, 2025. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Talks between officials from Washington, Jerusalem and Beirut are not expected to begin until April and will focus on removing the threat Hezbollah poses to Israel and regional stability.
The U.S. official familiar with the talks told Fox News Digital that any suggestion of establishing formal diplomatic ties, like those forged with the UAE and Bahrain, were «premature.»
Fox News Digital could not reach Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office for comment.
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