US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, are preparing to meet a Russian delegation in Saudia Arabia to discuss a potential extension of a preliminary ceasefire. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to temporarily halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, in a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN in 2022, but pulled out of the agreement in 2023. Security experts are skeptical of Putin’s commitment to the current ceasefire and question whether he can be trusted. The meeting will also address Ukraine’s nuclear power, with the Trump administration expressing interest in US “ownership” of Kyiv’s “electrical supply and nuclear power plants.” Former CIA Moscow station chief Dan Hoffman is not convinced that the proposal will have much effect on securing peace, stating that Putin’s objective is to topple the Ukrainian government.

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