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US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia pass 8-hour mark

11 March 2025 21:55 (UTC +04:00)

The talks in Jeddah between senior American and Ukrainian officials about ending the war in Ukraine have lasted more than eight hours, APA reports citing CNN.

The delegations started just after noon local time and took around an hour break about three hours in. As of 8:30 p.m. local time, there was no word yet that they had ended.

The lengthy discussions could indicate positive moment in the relationship that took a major hit after the meeting in the Oval Office last month deteriorated into a shouting match between US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

At the beginning of the hour-long break, US national security adviser Mike Waltz told reporters, “We’re getting there.” Journalists following the talks in Saudi Arabia are camped out in various holding rooms in the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where Tuesday’s discussions are taking place.