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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv, Pjotr Sauer, and Andrew Roth in Washington

Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

Volodymyr Zelenskyy with flag behind him addressing people with hands up
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at a press conference on 25 March, said Ukraine was concerned the US appeared to be talking to the Kremlin about territory. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would start only if it received sanctions relief on agricultural exports.

Donald Trump said that the US was reviewing the Russian conditions after the Kremlin insisted it had negotiated concessions with the White House that would mark the first major recision of sanctions since the full-scale invasion of 2022.

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