Headline Roundup • March 11th, 2025
Ukraine Agrees to 30-Day Ceasefire, Russia Has Yet to Sign On
Summary from the AllSides News Team
US and Ukrainian officials opened peace talks on Tuesday in the Saudi city of Jeddah, hours after Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on Moscow since the start of the war. During the talks, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire proposal.
The Details: Ukraine accepted a deal put forward by the Trump administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "We'll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they'll say yes." This is the first time the US and Ukraine have met since Trump and Zelensky's contentious Oval Office meeting, after which Trump cut off aid to Ukraine and suspended some intelligence sharing. Following the meeting, the US resumed military support and intelligence sharing. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow later this week where he may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Drone Attack: The Russian Ministry of Defense said three people have been killed in the drone attacks. Russia said it shot down 337 drones across the country, 91 of them were over Moscow.
How The Media Covered It: Fox News (Right bias) and the Washington Examiner (Lean Right) led with the drone attack, mentioning the peace talks, while outlets on the left were more likely to lead with the talks.
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Ukrainian and U.S. officials met behind closed doors for hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, after Kyiv's forces launched their largest drone attack on Moscow of the war overnight.
Ukrainians and anxious allies watched for any signs of an improvement - or further deterioration - in Kyiv's troubled transatlantic ties after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's disastrous talks with U.S. President Donald Trump last month.
Senior officials from Ukraine and the United States opened talks Tuesday focused on ending Moscow’s three-year war against Kyiv, hours after Russia shot down over 300 Ukrainian drones. It was Ukraine’s biggest attack since the Kremlin ordered the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
The talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah come after President Donald Trump paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine last week, along with some intelligence sharing, in an attempt to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war against Russia.
Ukraine launched its largest-ever drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday as a senior delegation met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in Saudi Arabia for talks about ending the war with Russia.
A total of 337 drones were shot down Tuesday over Russia, including 91 in the Moscow area and 126 in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing Russia’s defense ministry.
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