Ukraine has accepted a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, the State Department announced Tuesday afternoon.
"Today, we've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia with Ukrainian officials.
Rubio said that "we'll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they'll say yes, that they'll say yes to peace."
"The ball is now in their court," Rubio went on.
The State Department in a joint statement with Ukrainian officials said that "the United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace," adding that the 30-day ceasefire may be extended "by mutual agreement" between Kyiv and Moscow.
As part of the deal, the United States will "immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine," according to the statement.
The agreement follows pressure from President Donald Trump on both Ukraine and Russia to seek an immediate ceasefire.
The Trump administration had halted intelligence-sharing and U.S. aid to Ukraine, urging Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to show a "good-faith" commitment to peace negotiations, the Wall Street Journal reported. Last week, Trump also threatened to impose new sanctions and tariffs on Russia for escalating strikes against Ukraine.