On Monday, 17 March, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha took part in an online meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, where he informed his European partners about the results of the Ukrainian-US meeting in Jeddah.

The Foreign Minister said the talks between Ukraine and the United States were constructive, frank, and detailed. The Minister stressed that the parties had restored mutual trust and put the bilateral dialogue on a constructive diplomatic track.

Andrii Sybiha stressed that the meeting in Jeddah demonstrated Ukraine’s desire for peace and the need to force russia to stop its aggression.

“We have a chance to end this war fairly. We talked about this for eight hours with our colleagues from the United States in Saudi Arabia,” the Minister said.

The Head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of coordinating further actions of European partners after the meeting in Jeddah.

“Now the ball is completely in russia’s court. The russians must answer with a clear and unconditional ‘yes’. Ukraine accepted the US proposal without additional conditions, and russia should accept it without additional conditions. Ukraine has already formed a negotiating team for the further process, demonstrating its serious intentions,” the Minister stressed. The Foreign Minister added that Ukraine has already begun forming a technical group that will work to monitor compliance with the ceasefire.

Andrii Sybiha noted that Ukraine counts on the active role of the EU countries in increasing diplomatic pressure on moscow.