The State Department reported on the success of the work on the ceasefire in Ukraine

During the talks in Riyadh, Russia and the United States came pretty close to achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine, including the Black Sea. This was announced on March 24 by the head of the State Department's press service, Tammy Bruce.

"We are close to this <...>, we have never been closer than now to a complete ceasefire. When there is a complete ceasefire, we will be able to discuss the differences and what will follow to achieve sustainable peace," the spokeswoman said at a briefing. The broadcast was conducted on the YouTube portal of Reuters.

She clarified that the speed of implementation of decisions amazes her, Washington "is only a breath away from a cease-fire," the Newspaper adds.Ru». Speaking about the cease-fire in the Black Sea, the parties want to fully restore "peaceful commercial activity" there. Contacts on this topic are underway with both Russia and Ukraine, Bruce noted.

As for the future peace agreement, in order for it to lead to an end to the conflict, "both sides will have to make compromises," the expert believes.

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Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 24 that the negotiating groups of the Russian Federation and the United States do not plan to sign any documents following the meeting in Riyadh. Also that day, the State Duma stated that it would take several rounds of negotiations between the delegations of Moscow and Washington to reach an agreement.