The US will resume sharing intelligence with Ukraine and end its pause on military aid to the eastern European country after successful talks in Saudi Arabia Tuesday resulted in Kyiv accepting a Washington proposal to enact “an immediate, interim 30-day cease-fire,” the two nations announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Though Kyiv agreed to the Trump administration’s proposal, officials in Moscow were already signaling the agreement was a non-starter.

“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,” according to the statement. “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.”

There was no immediate sign of reciprocity from the Kremlin, with Russian State Duma Deputy Vikto Sobolev first off the mark to reject the proposal.

“The US will rearm Ukraine in 30 days of cease-fire and start the war anew – Russia will not go for it,” he said. “I think that this is completely unacceptable. Some kind of temporary cease-fire. A temporary truce … is unacceptable.”

At the meeting, Kyiv proposed two other main lines of effort to which they would agree to with Russia in addition to the cease-fire: “the release of prisoners of war and detainees — both military and civilian — and the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly transferred to Russia,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement to X.

“The American side understands our arguments and considers our proposals,” he said. “I am grateful to President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams.”

Kyiv initially offered an air- and sea-based cease-fire, but ultimately agreed to Washington’s proposal of a full-blown month-long stop on combat, the Ukrainian president added.  

“During today’s talks, the U.S. side proposed taking an even bigger first step — a 30-day full interim ceasefire, not only stopping missile, drone, and bomb attacks, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line,” he said.

“Ukraine is ready to accept this proposal — we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it. Now, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same. If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately.”

In the joint statement, Washington said it was up to the task, committing to “discussing these specific proposals with representatives from Russia.”

At the White House Tuesday, President Trump said he expected to talk to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week about a possible cease-fire, telling reporters: “It takes two to tango.”

“Ukraine has agreed to it, and hopefully Russia will agree to it,” Trump said. 

The Trump proposal involved not only a cease-fire, but also a commitment to begin “immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that’s enduring and sustainable,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters after the meeting concluded shortly after 9 p.m. local time.

While details of potential final terms to which Kyiv would agree were immediately unclear, “both delegations agreed to name their negotiating teams and immediately begin negotiations toward an enduring peace that provides for Ukraine’s long-term security,” according to the statement. 

However, Moscow has shown no willingness so far to commit to a cease-fire — let alone negotiations that would include anything less than Kyiv’s utter surrender.

It will now be up to Special Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff to make the case to Russia that it is in its best interests to come to the negotiating table, as Bloomberg reported Monday that he will soon head to Moscow for talks.

“Our position remains absolutely clear: Ukraine has been seeking peace from the very first second of this war, and we want to do everything to achieve it as soon as possible and  in a reliable way — so that war does not return,” Zelensky said on X.

Following Tuesday’s discussion, the US and Ukraine also agreed to resume talks on a mineral-rights deal that would see the US gain access to Ukraine’s rich, largely untapped and lucrative critical and rare-earth minerals.

“Both countries’ presidents agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy, offset the cost of American assistance, and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.”

During the roughly seven-hour meeting, the Ukrainian delegation “reiterated the Ukrainian people’s strong gratitude to President Trump, the U.S. Congress, and the people of the United States for making possible meaningful progress toward peace,” the statement read.

At an explosive meeting with President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 28, Vice President JD Vance had criticized the latter for purportedly disrespecting the Republican administration.

When asked Tuesday whether Zelensky was invited back to the White House, Trump responded: “Sure, absolutely.”

Tuesday’s talks — which involved Witkoff and Rubio and national security adviser Mike Waltz on the US side and Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov for Kyiv — appeared to smooth over a turbulent week and a half of relations between the two nations following the Oval Office kerfuffle.”

“Representatives of both nations praised the bravery of the Ukrainian people in defense of their nation and agreed that now is the time to begin a process toward lasting peace,” Washington and Kyiv said in the statement.

In a post to X following the talks, Yermak thanked Washington for “the constructive meeting.”

“Protecting Ukraine’s interests is the most important thing for us,” he said.

“A just peace is key for us. We want a lasting peace.”

Tuesday’s results were heralded as a major win by Republicans in Washington — with some, including Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), calling for Trump to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for the successful negotiations.

“Ukraine has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire,” he wrote in a post to X. “What Joe Biden failed to do in nearly 3 years, President Trump accomplished in less than two months.”

But true peace will ultimately come down to whether Trump can get the Russian side to also agree to the cease-fire, as such agreements cannot be done one-sided, experts said.

“If the U.S. withheld intelligence and aid to Ukraine then (there) needs to be maximum pressure on Russia if Putin balks or fails to adhere to the ceasefire,” the Atlantic Council’s Alex Plitsas posted to X.

“(Putin) has yet to honor any agreement. He may also try to make it look like Ukraine isn’t and try to take advantage of momentum for better positioning in the deal phase.”

Plitsas further warned that the US should be clear-eyed that if Russia rejects the cease-fire agreement, Moscow will take every opportunity to frame its likely future dismissal of the US-proposed deal as Kyiv’s fault.

“Russia will also try to exploit the deal phase to get more and will try to position it as Ukraine being unwilling in an effort to force the U.S. hand,” he said. “U.S. has to be cognizant of this and hold Putin accountable if and when he tries.”

The Kremlin had yet to issue a formal response to Tuesday’s developments as of 5 p.m. — roughly four hours after Kyiv agreed to the US-proposed cease-fire.

Ukrainian war analyst Illia Ponomarenko said Moscow was likely still deciding its next moves.

“All key players have made their statements, but not the Kremlin. If they really want peace so much, what exactly are they waiting for to just say ‘yes’?” he wrote in a post to X.

“Of course, they are thinking about what will be least bad for them — accepting “ceasefire” [sic] and admitting their weakness or essentially telling Trump to piss off.”