INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and
three-year-old war in Ukraine.Russia, however, said it could not trust Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and it could therefore only
And given the sad experience of agreements with just Kyiv, the guarantees can only be the result of an order from Washington to Zelenskiy
Zelenskiy has previously said Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, is not to be trusted over
originally proposed a full 30-day ceasefire - to which Ukraine agreed in principle on March 11 - as a step towards peace talks.But the
Americans held separate talks in Saudi Arabia with Russia and Ukraine this week to discuss more limited ceasefires on energy and at sea,
after Putin responded to the wider truce plan with a long list of conditions and questions.Source: Reuters--Agencies
