A Ukrainian official has said that Kyiv will push for a truce with Russia in the sea and sky in talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

What Washington is prepared to offer in exchange for access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth remains unclear. However, a state department official says the US believes Kyiv is “ready to move forward.”

A Kremlin spokesperson disclosed that Russia is at “an initial stage of restoring bilateral relations” with the US, adding that conversations between Trump and Putin are “constructive.”

Russia and Ukraine are still very far apart on what they would accept in a final peace deal. Zelensky is in Saudi Arabia for a state visit, but he will not attend tomorrow’s talks.