The White House releases separate statements following talks with officials from Kyiv and Moscow in Saudi Arabia in recent days.

Following the Riyadh talks, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said he was optimistic that the Black Sea ceasefire could ...

Earlier on Tuesday, the White House said it had secured deals with both Kyiv and Moscow to stop targeting ships in the Black Sea, restoring an agreement to protect key shipping routes. Ukraine's ...

The crew’s mission was to defend the waters off Odesa, Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port city, and keep them safe for commercial traffic. It has been grueling work — clearing Russian mines by ...

Map of the Black Sea and its surrounding countries (Getty ... rounds of sanctions against Russia’s economy over the war in Ukraine. “If the Russians violate this [Black Sea deal], then I ...

A statement released by the White House on Tuesday said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop the use of force and the military use of commercial vessels in the Black Sea. The White House also ...