After a morning of talks between representatives of Ukraine and the US, the two nations are saying they have an agreement that can be taken to Russia for a proposed ceasefire.
As a result, President Donald Trump has agreed to resume US aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which has been suspended for more than six days after Mr. Trump's tumultuous meeting at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
At a news conference early Tuesday afternoon, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joined Secretary of State Marco Rubio outside the rooms where talks had been going on all morning in Saudi Arabia.
"We'll take the process forward from there," Waltz said. "And as a result of that and as a result of that positive step forward, the President has decided to lift the pause on aid and on our security assistance to Ukraine going forward. And that's effective immediately."
And in a joint statement issued by the US and Ukraine, the two nations said, "Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation."
"The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace."
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they'll say yes," Secretary Rubio added.
The intention, officials said, is for the US-Ukraine agreement to go to Russian President Vladimir Putin so he can sign off on it, creating a 30-day Russian-Ukraine ceasefire, opening doors for more talks between them with the goal being a permanent peace arrangement.