On Tuesday, Russia blamed Ukraine for the ceasefire talks during the past 24 hours, as the Defense Ministry accused Kiev of carrying out attacks on its energy infrastructure in violation of a previous agreement to stop such attacks.

Russian Ministry of Defense Ukraine was accused of attacking the energy network on Russian territory on Monday, as well as gas facilities in Luhansk, which is occupied by Crimea and the Crimea in Ukraine, claiming that this showed that Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski “is an inability to negotiate” and “any possible agreements.”

US and Russian officials were expected to issue a joint statement on Tuesday after a day of talks between delegates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, amid continuous discussions to mediate the 30 -day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine after three years of war.

Then Ukrainian officials held their private talks with US officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, but they have not yet commented on the discussions that lasted for about an hour.

There was no joint statement from Russian and American officials, as expected, or from American and Ukrainian diplomats after their separate talks.

Ukraine did not comment on the allegations of the Russian Ministry of Defense On Monday, the Russian forces carried out fatal strikes and missiles While there were talks with US officials.

Both Ukraine and Russia Last week, it was agreed to stop the attacks on the energy facilities for each other as a step towards a total ceasefireBut both of them accused each other of violating the agreement since then.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Kremlin said he would not reveal the content of the ceasefire deal with US officials.

Demiri Peskov, press secretary of Karmlin, told Karmlin Peskov journalist to reporters on Tuesday, according to the comments translated by NBC News, “

Peskov added that there are no immediate plans for another call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his view of American Donald Trump. The Kremlin official said that the contacts will continue between Russian and American diplomats.

The two talks appear to be focused on the marine ceasefire deal covering the Black Sea – one of the pivot points of hostility during the war, which led to the disruption in Charging agricultural exports and regional grains that caused unrest in global supply chains.

Earlier on Tuesday, Russian government media quoted a senior Russian official as saying that the 12 -hour discussions – were “detailed and complex.”

“[We] Discuss everything, and the dialogue was detailed and complicated, but it was very useful for us and the Americans, “Gregory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council for International Affairs, who participated in the negotiations, The state -owned news agency told Russia.

“We discussed many issues,” he added, and the agency said. The BBC mentioned that Moscow believes it is asking for some Western sanctions to revive the grain deal, from which Russia withdrew in mid -2013.

Ukraine earlier agreed to a 30 -day ceasefire deal during its private conversations with US officials and accused Russia of “manipulating” by delaying a possible truce.

The Ukrainian and American delegations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also met on Tuesday, but the discussions appeared short -term and ended on Tuesday morning, according to Agence France -Presse reports.

This is the US Ukrainian’s second convergence over the ceasefire in several days. On Monday evening, Zelinski said that Kiev officials spoke again with their American counterparts due to a possible agreement.

“Today, we held meetings focusing on diplomatic efforts. I spoke with [Ukrainian Minister of Defense] Rustem Umerov. Yesterday there was a meeting with the American team. Today, American actors spoke with the war team – that is, with representatives of Russia. After that, another meeting was held between the Ukrainian and American teams. “I expect a new report soon,” Zelinski said on the X -social media platform.

Kiev confirmed that its European allies should participate in any peace deal in the future, but Moscow and Washington have expressed doubts about their participation.

“What we need is the movement towards real peace – as it guarantees guaranteed security. This is something we all need – in Ukraine, Europe and America and all over the world – everyone who wants to settle in international relations,” Zellinski said. Previously, the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly called for security guarantees as part of the permanent peace arrangements.

For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that any ceasefire deal should not allow Ukraine to rearmament, calling for arms shipments to stop to Kiev during any stopping of the fighting.